SUPER BOWL XXI

Cleveland:   14    10    06    00 -30
Dallas:         07    00    07    17 - 31

Herschel Walker: Super Bowl XXI MVP

Danny White rallied the Cowboys from 17 points down at the half with 17 unanswered points in the 4th quarter in an exciting 31-30 win over the Browns. White finished the game with 25 completions in 46 attempts for 314 yards and 2TDs and 2 INTs. The real star of the game for the Cowboys was Hershel Walker who rushed for 162 yards on only 23 carries and caught 7 passes for 93 yards. Walker's 255 combined yards accounted for more than half the Cowboys yards on the day. The Cowboys out-gained the Browns 489 to 338 but two costly turnovers early hurt the Cowboys.  For the Browns Bernie Kosar had a great day and would have been the MVP had Cleveland won; Kosar completed 25-36 for 283 yards and 3 TDs. Congrats to Keith on a great game and a great season.  

NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Detroit:   00    10    07    00 - 17
Dallas:     21    07    09    14 - 51

Texas Stadium,
The Cowboys avenged their week 2 defeat to the

Herschel Walker

Lions with a 51-17 win over the Lions at Texas Stadium yesterday. It was a big day for Herschel Walker who rushed for 172 yards and scored 6 TDs! Danny White, who missed the week 2 game against Detroit, looked sharpe completing 13 of 21 for 181 yards. Dallas advances to the Super Bowl where they take on the winner of the Cleveland-Seattle game.  

AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Seattle:        03    00    07    00 - 10
Cleveland:   14    03    10    09 - 26

Municipal Stdm.
Cleveland QB and Game MVP Bernie Kosar completed 21 of 30 passes for 286 yards, 4 TDs and

Bernie Kosar threw for 4 TD passes
as Cleveland advances to their first
Super Bowl.

2 Ints as the Cleveland Browns defeated the Seattle Seahawks and Advance to the 1986 Superbowl with a 36 to 10 win in Municipal Stadium. The Halftime score was 17 to 3 Cleveland, on two first quarter TD passes from Bernie Kosar, a 2 yard pass to TE Ozzie Newsome and a 15 yard pass to HB Earnest Byner. In the third quarter Seattle cut the Cleveland lead to 7 with one yard run from HB Curtis Warner, but the Browns answered back with a 36 yard FG from Mark Moseley. The kick return was fumbled by RB Bobby JoeEdmonds and it was recovered by Cleveland on the Seattle 20 yardline. One play later Bernie Kosar hit WRReggie Langhorne on a slant pass that went the distant, 20 yards an a TD.  In the 4th quarter Berine Kosarwould throw a 4 yard TD pass to WR Brian Brennan (his only catch of the day). The Final Cleveland 36 - Seattle 10. The Cleveland Browns will meet the Dallas Cowboys in the Superbowl. Congrats to Steve Fisher on a great Season.

AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS

New England: 03    00    00    07 - 10
Cleveland:      06    00    00    06 - 12

Municipal Stadium
In a Defensive dog fight the Cleveland Browns held off the New England Patriots 12 - 10 in

Bernie Kosar and the Browns advance.

Municipal Stadium to advance to the AFC Championship.  Bernie Kosar threw for 179 yards and 1 TD pass to earn game MVP honors. But it was the Cleveland defense who turned New England over 2 times and held them to just 277 net offensive yards that earned the highest praise.  DE Carl Hairston recorded 8 tackles and 3 sacks on the day.

NFC Divisional Playoffs

New Orleans Saints:  17    00    00    03 - 20
Dallas Cowboys:         00    16    07    07 - 30

Texas Stadium:
The Cowboys spot the Saints 17 points before catching fire and scoring thirty unanswered points in

Danny White threw for 389 yards, 2 TDs

a 30-20 win in Texas Stadium. Danny White,
the NFL's leading passer, who suffered a broken wrist which limited him to only seven games, was healed enough to start. White completed 26 of 37 for 389 yards and Herschel Walker had 177 combined rushing and receiving yards to lead the Cowboys comeback. The Cowboys host the Lions next week in the NFC Championship game as they try to avenge their week 2 loss to Detroit.

AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME

Cincinnati Bengals:    06    07    00    10 - 23 
Seattle Seahawks:     00    17    00    07 - 24

Kingdome:
This was a back and forth ballgame that wasn't decided until the ticks on the clock struck zero.

Curt Warner rushed for 130 yards & 2  TDs

 Trailing by just 8 points with 1:50 left on the clock Cincinnati's Boomer Esiason connected with favorite target Cris Collinsworth, in the end zone, to bring the score to within 1 point.   A failed onside kick would allow Seattle to run the clock down to 1:20 before having to punt.  With plenty of time to move the football for the game winning score, an Esiason errant pass fluttered into the hands of Seattle CB Kerry Justin.  The crucial INT ended the season for the Bengals.  Seahawk Curt Warner had another fine performance rushing for 130 yards and 2 TDs.

NFC Divisional Playoff Game

Washington Redskins:   00    00    10    00 - 10
Detroit Lions:                03    14    03    07 - 27

Silverdome:

James Jones rushed for 81 yards and 1 TD.

The real story of this game was Skins QB Jay Schroeder was 12-43 229 yards but was picked off 4 times. The Lions Eric Hipple was 21-26 212 Yards and 2 picks Net offense was very close Lions 335-306. Thanks to Dwayne, he sure deserved a much closer game for sure

AFC Wild Card Playoff Game

New York Jets:          03    00   00  07  - 10

Cincinnati Bengals:  00    21   07   00 - 28

Riverfront Stadium:
A 21 point 2nd quarter explosion propelled the Cincinnati Bengals to a

Boomer Esiason

28-10 win over the NY Jets.   Boomer Esiason threw for 174 yards and 2 TDs and rushed for 1 TD,  to earn game MVP honors.  The Jets scored in the 1st and 4th periods of play on a Pat Leahy field goal and a 38 yard TD pass and catch from Ryan to Mickey Schuler.  The Bengals move on to face the Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional Round.

NFC Wild Card Playoff Game

New York Giants:         07    00   00  00  - 07
Washington Redskins: 00    14   00   09 - 23

RFK Memorial Stadium

Gary Clark

The Redskins trailed early but not often as they move on to the NFC Divisional round with a win over the Giants (23-7).  An early breakaway 60 yard sprint for a score by Giants Joe Morris gave the G-men and early lead but it wasn't long before Washington evened the score.  By the end of the 2nd quarter the Skins put up 14 unanswered points to take the lead and they never looked back.  With the strong play of MVP Gary Clark (8 catches, 143 yards, 2TDs) the Redskins rolled to 23-7 victory.   Washington dominated the clock holding on to the football for 33:27 minutes and turned the Giants over 3 times.  The Redskins will move on to face the Detroit Lions at the Silver Dome in the next round.

1986 ARAIG Playoff : Wild Card Games

1986 ARAIG PLAYOFFS
Seed	NFC	Seed	AFC
1	Dallas Cowboys (13-3)	1	Cleveland Browns (12-4)
2	Detroit Lions (11-5)	2	Seattle Seahawks (12-4)
3	New Orleans Saints (10-6)	3	New England Patriots (11-5)
4	Washington Redskins (12-4)	4	Cincinnati Bengals (11-5)
5	New York Giants (12-4)	5	New York Jets (10-6)
**	Saints win division with a 5-1 divisional record to San Frans 4-2.  Both had Head to Head splits
**	Washington is higher seed due to 6-2 divisinoal record over NY Giants 5-3.  Both split Head to Head during season.
**	Cleveland takes 1 seed by going 6-1 in common games while Seattle went 6-2
*Note: Two teams from the same division were not allowed to play against each other in the Divisional playoff round.
AFC Wild Card Game
December 28 - Riverfront Stdm.
5	NY Jets
4	Cincinnati
NFC Wild Card Game
December 28 - RFK Memorial Stadium
5	NY Giants
4	Washington Redskins

Townsell sparks Jets over Steelers

Townsell's 100yd kickoff return sparks Jets

JoJo Townsell returned a kickoff 100 yards to spark the Jets to a 34-14 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.  New York led 10-7 late in the 1st half when O'Brien connected with Al Toon for a 3yd touchdown at the 0:17sec mark.  Townsell then returned the 2nd half kickoff for NY's 2nd score in a 0:25sec span.  Next week, New York closes the season at Cincinnati against the Bengals.  Pittsburgh ends it's regular season by hosting the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jets 2nd half surge shocks Niners

O'Brien 2tds leads Jet comeback

For the 2nd straight week, the Jets outscored their opponent 21-0 in the 2nd half to pull off a come from behind win.  Joe Montana threw 2 first half touchdown passes as San Francisco jumped out to a 21-7 halftime lead.  The lead might have been bigger if Lester Lyles had not intercepted a pass in the endzone for Montana's first pick of the season.  The key sequence of the game occurred late in the 3rd quarter with SF up 21-14.  The 49ers had the ball 1st & goal at the Jet's 1 yardline, but were stuffed on 4 straight runs.  New York then drove 98 yards to tie the game.  On the Jet's next possession, they took it 90 yards with Freeman McNeil diving in for the go ahead score.  With 3:00 minutes remaining, Montana drove the 49ers to the NY 23, but his 2nd interception of the game sealed the win for New York.

Bears Move to .500 with 2nd Consecutive Shutout

CHICAGO – Willie Gault hauled in a pair of touchdowns passes as Chicago’s 5^th straight win was never in doubt with a 37-0 drubbing of Tampa Bay (1-13).

Gault grabbed 6 catches for 116 yards. QB Mike Tomczak turned in his best performance of the season with a 138.1 rating. He threw for 209 yards (15-for-22 ) and 3 TDs. He also connected with Keith Ortego for a score in the 2^nd quarter. Walter Payton tallied the first score in limited duty.

The Bears (7-7) evened their record after a pitiful 0-5 start. They finish the season at Detroit and at Dallas.

Jets 2nd half comeback upends Rams

The NY Jets scored 21 points in the 2nd half to overtake the LA Rams in the rain at Giants Stadium.  Los Angeles led 9-0 at halftime thanks to 4 New York turnovers.  A fumbled punt and an interception led to directly to a field goal and a touchdown (missed XP), and another fumble at the LA 3 kept New York off of the scoreboard.  In the 2nd half the fortunes reversed.  An interception on the first series led to the Jet's first score, a short 28yd drive ended in a 2nd touchdown, then MVP Charles Jackson scooped up a Tony Hunter fumble and dashed 43yds for the final score of the game.  Next week, New York travels to San Francisco to meet the 49ers while Los Angeles heads home to host Dallas.

“Like Playing Chess in the Mud”

CHICAGO – Kevin Butler booted a 44-yard field goal with 2 seconds left to lift Chicago (6-7) to a boring, but fun 3-0 win over Pittsburgh (2-11).

            “It was like playing chess in the mud,” said Steelers coach, David Rubenstein after the game.

            Since there were no highlights, we will share one of the many glaring lowlights. Pittsburgh punter Harry Newsome punted for more yards (460) than both teams combined total offense. Pittsburgh had 149, Chicago 230.

            Thanks to David for playing early and not ruining either of our weekends J

Jets win a shootout over the Dolphins, 41-35

New York and Miami hooked up in a classic AFL/AFC shootout that was not decided until the last play of the game.  Both QB's slung the ball all over the field as defense was virtually non existent.  Ken O'Brien completed 25 of 39 for 409 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Jet's offense.  He was matched by Dan Marino who completed 35 of 53 for 366 yards and 4 touchdowns, but Marino threw 2 interceptions that proved to be costly.  One interception took place just after New York had fumbled at the Miami 15.  The pick by Lester Lyles gave the Jets the ball back at the Miami 3.  Another mistake occurred at the end of the 1st half when Mark Clayton failed to get out of bounds at the NY 3 yardline, costing the 'Fins a short field goal attempt.  Next week, New York hosts the Los Angeles Rams while Miami returns home to face the Atlanta Falcons.

Al Toon 170yds on 8 catches

Wesley Walker 138yds on 5 catches

Bears D Dominates Pack

CHICAGO – Walter Payton running and the Bears defense creating turnovers was the winning combo in the 80s. It worked to perfection in a 16-3 win over the Packers.

Payton rushed for 121 yards to lead Chicago (5-7) to its 3^rd straight win. The defense forced 4 turnovers. Kevin Butler booted 3 field goals and Willie Gault hauled in a 29-yard TD pass.

Green Bay (3-9) tallied on an Al Del Greco FG with 3:18 left.

Oilers Down the Bengals

After an awesome 7-1 start, the Bengals have dropped two in a row and it appears their bubble has burst.  Boomer Esiason for the second straight game put up solid numbers but could not cash in when he really needed to. The Cincy running game was off too as James Brooks only gained 24 yards.  Oilers 20...Bengals 17.

Bears Survive Bucs

Tampa, FL – Walter Payton rushed for 138 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Bears to a 21-17 survival road win in Tampa.

Chicago (3-7) used a powerful run attack (46-223-3TDs) to control most of the game, but turnovers (a total of 4) continued to plague the Bears.

Payton tallied the only points in the 1^st half with a 2-yard run at the 2:04 mark of the 1^st period.

The Bears went up 14-0 in the 3^rd quarter on a Matt Suhey 3-yard dive.

Tampa Bay (1-9) responded defensively when Joey Browner picked off Mike Tomczak and raced 27 yards for the score. It was 14-7 heading into the final frame.

The Buccaneers closed the gap on a Donald Igwebuike 30 yarder with 11:12 left. The Bears defensive responded by forcing one of its 3 turnovers. Wilbur Marshall sacked Steve Young (3 fumbles) forcing a fumble. Mike Singletary returned it 72 yards to the TB 2 where Payton rammed it home. 21-10 Bears with 9:46 left.

With the Bears trying to hold on and marching in Bucs territory, Jeremiah Castille punched the ball away from rookie Neal Anderson and Craig Curry took it 69 yards to the Bears 1. James Wilder smashed it in and the score was 21-17 with 2:26 remaining.

Bucs onside kick fails, but forced Chicago to punt into a touchback with 100 ticks left. Young would take the Bucs to the Bears 44 before a final desperation throw was batted down by Mike Richardson.  

Bears Bit by Rams (and Dave Koch)

CHICAGO – It’s official (in my mind anyway). Dave Koch (from Wisconsin) has rigged his game against the Chicago Bears. In reality the 1986 Bears went 14-2. The ARAIG version is now 2-7 after a 16-9 loss tothe Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field.

Of course (tongue firmly planted in cheek here), the results of the game had nothing at all to do with the coaching of Jim Sindelar or the fact that the game was played at 2a.m. Poland time.

Still, the facts don’t line up with the results. The Bears topped the Rams (5-4) in the following statistics: Net Offense (373:244), First Downs (23:16), Possession Time (32:14-27:46), Third Down Eff. (4-14 : 2-12), Missed Tackles (1:13). And Walter Payton rushed for 181 yards. Neither team scored an offensive touchdown.

THE difference was a 43-yard fumble recovery return for a TD by Mel Owens at the 9:42 mark of the 2^nd quarter. The LB scooped up the ball after Mike Wilcher had stripped the ball from Calvin Thomas.

Miami 31 Houston 14

Miami gets all the breaks in the  first half to build a 24-0 half time lead and coast to a 31-14 victory.

New England 28 Atlanta 24

New England held off Atlanta to win in Foxboro 28 - 24. New England QB Tony Eason was game MVP completing 17 of 27 passes for 289 yards and 2 TDs. Next The Patriots travel to Ind to play the Colts and the Falcons go home to play the Jets.

Buffalo 14 Tampa Bay 28

Buffalo travels to Tampa in the rain.

 

Watching the weather report was probably more exciting than watching the Bills highlights. Other than 2 long passes for touchdowns, the game was dominated by Steve Young as the 0-8 Bucs post their first victory of the season.

 

Another great game by Gene. A great coach and sportsman. Thanks for the sub sir!

 

-Paul/Buffalo

Cleveland 34 Indy 17

Cleveland RB Curtis Dickey return from injury and ran for 133 yards on 21 carries and 2 TDs as the Browns defeated the Colts 34 to 17 in the Hoosier Dome.

Cleveland's Defense kept the Colt off the score board until the 4th quarter. Next week the Browns go home to play the Dolphins and the Colts go home to play the Patriots.

Thanks to John for coaching the Colts.

Detroit 34 Cincinnati 31

Cincinnati now knows whats its like playing in the Silver Dome as they fall to the Lions 34-31. Bengels rolled up 476 yards total offense, but commited 3 turnovers to zero for the Lions. A couple of drives were killed by holding penalities as they shot themselves in the foot. Next week Cincy travels to visit the Oilers, Lions host the Vikings. Joey had me outfoxed on most plays, but I would rather be lucky than good any day, as I was coached badly. Go figure

New York (A) 30 New Orleans 14

Ken O'Brien completed 22 of 33 passes for 315 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Jets over visiting New Orleans, 30-14.  MVP Al Toon caught 6 passes for 161 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 79 yarder on the game's first play from scrimmage.  New York's much maligned defense intercepted 3 passes, forced a fumble, and blocked a punt.  Eric Martin was the only standout for the Saints, catching 4 passes for 55 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Next week, New York travels to Seattle to meet the undefeated Seahawks while New Orleans returns home to host the undefeated 49ers.

Al Toon's 2 touchdowns led NY over NO.

49ers 30 vs. Packers 0

Jeff Kemp subbing in for an injured Joe Montana leads the 49ers to a win versus the Green Bay Packers 30 -0. The 49ers utilized Joe Cribbs effectively. But the SF defense was the main factor as they stole 5 passes from GB quarterbacks (Wright/Ferragamo). to swing the balance. Roger Craig caught 7 passes in the effort.

Seattle 35 Denver 21

Broncos out gained the Seahawks 455 to 257 and were  up 14 - 0 and the end of the first, but then the wheels fell of; PR for a TD, Blocked punt, missed FG's and turnovers lead to 35 straight points for Seattle!  Karlis has only made 1 for his last 8 FG with many being chip shots.  Seattle take a commanding lead in the division with an 8- 0 record, while Denver falls to 4 - 4.

Washington 45 NY Giants 35

WASH 41- NYG 35

THE GIANTS GAINED AN INCREDIBLE 492 YARDS TO WASH 309. SIMMS WAS 25-40 FOR 347 YARDS. AFTER BEING HELD TO JUST 37 YARDS LAST WEEK MORRIS GAINED 138 YARDS ON 24 CARRIES.

HOWEVER, SIMMS THREW 4 INTERCEPTIONS, ONE OF WHICH WAS RETURNED FOR A TD.

 

THE GIANTS SCORED A TD THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD THE BALL. K. JENKINS THEN RETURNED THE SUBSEQUENT KICKOFF 74 YARDS. WASH SCORED SEVERAL PLAYS LATER. THE SECOND TIME THE GIANTS HAD THE BALL THEY AGAIN SCORED A TD. JENKINS THEN RETURNED THE KICKOFF 96 YARDS FOR A TD.

I REALIZE THIS IS A GAME BUT IN REAL LIFE JENKINS LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN WAS ONLY 37 YARDS

I STILL DO NO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT CAN HAPPEN

 

I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLEMENT WASH COACH D. MARTZ FOR CALLING A GREAT GAME. WASH WAS AN UNBELIEVABLE 6 FOR 6 ON 4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS

Lions Trip Up Bears on the Road

CHICAGO – Alvin Moore plunged in from 2 yards out with 1:59 left to lift the Lions to a 17-14 win against the host Bears.

Detroit (5-3) took advantage on the final drive off a Lew Barnes fumble on a punt return with 3:42 remaining. Big Rich Strenger fell on it on the Bears 27. A pass interference call on DB Reggie Phillips moved the ball to the 9. Three running plays later the Lions had the go ahead touchdown.

Chicago (2-6) tallied the only score in the first 30 minutes when Jim McMahon aired it out to Willie Gault on a 42-yard strike at the 8:30 mark of the 1^st quarter. This came after the Bears were given new life when Keith Ferguson was whistled for offsides during a punt on 4^th and 2.  

The Lions tied it with 4:30 left in the 3^rd when QB Eric Hipple (29-37-309-1 TD-1 Int) connected with WR Jeff Chadwick (11-138-1 TD) on a 9-yard scoring pass. They went ahead 10-7 at 9:59 of the 4^th, following a massive 14-play, 84-yard drive which took 7:34 off the clock. Eddie Murray finished it with a 29-yard field goal.

The Bears responded on the ensuing drive, covering 80 yards and culminating with a 17-yard McMahon to Dennis Gentry scoring toss; 14-10 Chicago.

A Steve McMichael sack on Hipple forced Detroit to punt, but Barnes coughed it up.

The second half of the 1986 ARAIG season begins next week with the Lions hosting the Bengals and the Bears hosting the Rams.

Very fun black and blue division game against Gene.

Bengals Nip Oilers in One Remarkable Game

Cincinnati,

A game that did not cheat any fans in River Front, both the Oilers and Bengals dueled in a game that seemed to feature big and unexpected plays. However, it did not appear to be a great game at first as the Bengals got out to a quick 14-0 lead when Esiason hit Eddie Brown with touchdown passes of 33 and 25 yards.  The game remained that way for the first half. After 3 quarters of play, the Bengals held onto a 14-3 lead. Both teams had troubles. Houston could not convert on several 4th and shorts while the Bengals had back to back punts blocked and Jim Breech missed a short field goal. All hell broke loose in the fourth quarter as the Oilers came storming back with 21 unanswered points to take the lead. Mike Rozier busted in for a 2 yard touchdown with 37 ticks left on the clock which appeared to lock things up for the visiting Oilers.  Houston kicked off with a squib that gave the Bengals good field position at the Cincy 42.  After an incompletion over the middle to tight end Eric Kattus, Esiason hit Cris Collinsworth down the far sideline, and he out raced the Houston defense for 58 yards and a touchdown with 10 seconds left. The extra point was blocked.  Warren Moon hit Hill down the middle for 32 yards but time ran out. Final score...Bengals 27...Oilers 24.

O'Brien's 4 td's leads Jets to 38-14 win

O'Brien's 4 TD passes lead Jets to a win

Ken O'Brien threw for 271 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead the Jets to a 38-14 win over the Denver Broncos.  The key plays in the game occurred early in the 4th quarter after Denver has scored on an Elway to Jackson pass to pull within 28-14.  The Broncos stopped New York and had the ball on their own 19 when Johnny Lynn picked off an Elway pass and returned it 33 yards for a score.  Ken Bell then fumbled the ensuing kickoff at the Denver 36 which effectively put the game away.  Next week, New York hosts New Orleans while Denver returns home for a division game against Seattle.

San Francisco 28 Atlanta 13

49ers QB Joe Montana completed 21 of 29 passes for 120 yards and 2 TD as the 49ers defeated the Falcons in Fulton Stadium 28 - 13 and improve their record to 7 - 0.

Next week the 49ers will travel to Green bay without Joe Montana to play the Packers and the Falcons to travel to LA for a rematch with the Rams. 

Cleveland 45 Green Bay 17

Cleveland QB Bernie Kosar completed 35 of 59 passes for 516 yards and 2TDs, while, FB Kevin Mack run for 73 yards on 16 carries and 4 TDs as the Browns defeated the Packers in Municipal Stadium 45 - 17.

Next week the Browns travel to Minnesota to play the Vikings and the Packers go home to play the unbeaten 49ers.

Bears Top Houston - First Win of Season

The oilers finally dropped down to earth with a solid loss to a hungry   Bears team   Warren Moon had a bad day hit  for 4 ints and three major sacks   QB duties were shared by Chi  but Fuller did the job in the the first half  leading his team to a 33-7 half time lead For Chi Payton and Sanders each had a rushing TD  while Butler had  5 FGs for the Bears

Cincinnati 31 Pittsburgh 7

Boomer Eiason had another strong day as he passed for 258 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Bengals improve to 5-1 with a victory over the rival Steelers.

Bills 23 Miami 17 OT

Miami kicker Fuad Reveiz shanks 3 field goals (34, 48, 46) as the underdog Bills sneak out of town with an OT win.

 

Great game called by Andy.

Cleveland 38 Kansas City 3

Cleveland QB Bernie Kosar completed 22 of 37 passes for 316 yards and 4 TDs as the Browns defeated the Chiefs 38 to 3 in Municipal Stadium. Next week the Browns play the Packers at home and the Chiefs go home to play the Chargers.

Atlanta 23 LA Rams 16

In a divisional game that went down to the last play and last second, the Falcons hung on to defeat the Rams in Fulton County Stadium 23 - 16.

The Falcon Defense held Eric Dickerson to 21 yards rushing on 16 carries and returned a fumble 71 yards for a TD to give the Falcons the lead 17 - 16 at the start of the fourth quarter. With a 1:49 left in the game Falcon HB William Andrews broke a tackle on a dive play and ran 49 yards to score but the Xp point was blocked making the score 23 -16 and setting up the Rams to tie and send it into overtime.   Ram QBs Steve Brartkowski and Jim Evertt marched the Rams 64 yards in 8 plays in 1:43 to the Falcons 16 yardline. Then with no time on the clock Jim Everett's endzone pass to TE David Hill was Intercepted by LB Joel Williams to end the game. Next week the Falcons play the 1st place 49ers at home and the Rams go home to plat the Lions.  

San Diego 17 Denver 14

In a classic Bronco-Charger matchup led by quarterbacks John Elway and Dan Fouts, this game came down to the wire. 

Denver scored on their third possession of the game on a 11 yard pass from Elway to Steve Watson, and San Diego matched it when Fouts hit Wes Chandler on a 21 yard pass to tie the game. On Denver's next possession, kicker Rich Karlis missed a 23 yard chip shot, and the rest of the quarter was filled with punts.  The game was tied 7-7 at halftime

The Broncos started the second half with a long drive and took the lead on a 2 yard run by Sammy Winder for a 14-7 lead.  After each team punted, the Chargers went down the field and Fouts hit Kellen Winslow on a 12 yard  pass to tie the game at 14.  Neither team could move the ball much until San Diego got the ball with under two minutes left in the 4th quarter.

With Wes Chandler sidelined,  Fouts hit Lionel James for 11 yards, and Trumaine Johnson for 19.  Gary Anderson then took off for 19 and 7 yard runs to put the Chargers on the Bronco 20 yard line.  Rolf Benirschke is having an awful season, but with 3 seconds left he booted the game winning field goal to send the fans home happy.

This was a very close game that was a lot of fun.  Thanks Kurt.

John/SD

49ers roll lead by Jeff Kemp

QB Kemp leads the 49er offense against winless Colts. Staking the 49ers to a halftime lead 21 - 10. The crowd sees a Colts comeback lead by Gary Hogeboom. Joe Cribbs seals the win for the 49ers with a TD run. MVP of the game was rookie Don Griffin with a punt return for a score and an interception.

L.A.Rams Rally From 24-7 Deficit To Beat The Bucs 29-27

Tampa Bay comes to the Anaheim Stadium for a upset bid.  Steve Young had a good effort for the day.  He threw for 2 TD's and ran for another.   He ran the ball 7 times for 34 yards, 1 Touchdown and attempted 23 times and completed 14 for 134 yards 0 ints QB rating of 113.3%.With the Bucs leading 24-7 with 10;10 left in the 3rd quarter. Jim Everett came into play for the Rams for his shot.
On his first drive , 9 plays 80 yards topping it off with a 23 yard pass to Bobby Duckworth , Lansford with the PAT at the 4:13 mark of the 3rd Quarter 24-14 Bucs  got the ball back but on the 2nd play of their possession Doug Reed  nailed Steve Young for  a 6 yard loss and fumbled the ball. The hungry Rams recovered the ball on the T.B. 20 yard line. Jim Everett and company took over and  drove 20 yards on 5 plays throwing a 5 yard short out to Eric Dickerson  bringing the score 24-21 after Lansford converted the PAT.  3:11 left in the the 3rd Quarter.   The Bucs went 3 and out giving the ball back to the Rams with 1:28 left in the 3rd.  Dickerson ran a sweep to the left for 1 hard yard. next play, David  Logan coming  across  the line in pursuit and sacking Jim  Everett  -10  fumbling the ball and the Bucs recovering,. Steve Young assembling a 8 play 22 yards settling for a 34 yd FG by Igwebuike bringing the score to 27-21 Bucs holding the lead with 13:28 left in the 4th quarter. Everett and the Rams get the ball back with 13:22 left.  Everett headed a drive of 5 plays 78 yards with a 40 yard yard rope to Henry Ellard then getting tackled at the 2 yard line losing the ball and the Bucs recovering on their own 2 with 10:47 left in the game. Score 27-21 Bucs. On the next play, Doug Reed sacked Steve Young for a loss -2 giving the Rams a safety, 24-23 Bucs 3:11 left in the game. Everett lead the Rams 11 play 64 yard scoring drive. Everett  ran a sweep and gained 6 yards having to come out  for a few plays, he got his bell rung. Steve Bartkowski came in and completed the drive hitting Ron Brown on a Short Hitch pass on a 11 yd T.D. Lansford hooking the PAT. 29-27  5:29 left in the game.  The Bucs couldn't do anything and had to punt the ball back to the Rams. The Rams controlled the rest of the way  using the clock up.  The Rams prevail!   What a game. Eric Dickerson 23 carries for 116 yds 1 TD , the player of the game Jim Everett  finished 11 of 14 passes for 149 yards 2 touchdowns with a QB rating 150.6 %  My brother Bill Sindelar called a good game  as always.  Rams improve 4-1, travel to the Falcons next week and the Bucs drop to 0-5,  host the  St. Louis Cardinals.  

Broncos Buck Cowboys

Broncos 24 Cowboys 17


The Cowboys came into Mile High and dominated in yards 452 to 289.  However, they constantly shot themselves in the foot by committing 9 penalties, being sacked 8 times, and commiting 4 turnovers.  In addition, Gerald Willhite (also added a TD reception) returned a punt 68 yards for a TD; then Denver scored on blocked a punt by Meckeunberg, which Rulan Jones returned for 1 yard for a TD.  Despite the Cowboys mishaps, they were still in the game to the very end and fell to the Broncos 24 to 17.

Cowboy leaders:
Pelluer  24 for 47 to 346, 1 TD, 2 INT and 3 Fum.
Tony Hill 5 for 102 and a TD

Bronco leaders:
Meckeunberg 7 tackles 2 sacks and a blocked punt
Fletcher 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles

Next week the Broncos (4 -1) head to San Diego for a shoot out with Dan Fouts. The Cowboys (3-2) will host their hated rival the Washington Redskins

Buffalo comeback shocks Jets

Jim Kelly threw for 348 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead Buffalo to a 35-26 comeback win over the Jets.  The Bills led 14-3 early on two Kelly to Chris Burkett (5-142yds-3tds) scoring passes, but New York came back to take a 23-14 lead midway through the 3rd quarter.   Kelly then hit Burkett for a 61yd strike which led to an 11yd pass to Andrie Reed.  The Jets responded with a 47yd field goal at the 9:00 mark of the 4th quarter to extend to a 26-21 lead.  On the ensuing kickoff, Ronnie Harmon bolted 100 yards to put Buffalo back on top.  Martin Bayless sealed the deal when he intercepted O'Brien on the Jet's next possession.

Ronnie Harmon's 100yd kickoff return shocks Jets.

Cleveland 27 Pittsburgh 3

Cleveland QB Bernie Kosar threw 3 TD passes and the Cleveland Defense kept the Steelers off the Score Board for three quarters as the Browns defeated the Steelers in Three Rivers 27 - 3. Next Week the Steelers travel to Cincinnati to play the first place Bengals and the Browns play the Chiefs at home. 

Giants 14 Cardinals 10

Joe Morris

ALTHOUGH FAVORED BY 12 POINTS THE GIANTS NARROWLY ESCAPED WITH A 4 POINTS VICTORY BY A SCORE OF 14-10. JOE MORRIS HAD HIS 5TH STRAIGHT 100 YARD GAME WITH 135 YARDS ON 25 CARRIES. THANKS TO SCOTT FOR A GOOD GAME

MARC

San Francisco 38 Miami 35

San Francisco stays undefeated in a very exciting game between two Hall of Fame QB's. Montana and Marino both throw for over 300 yards and 4 TDS but a late missed field goal by Fuad Reveiz proves to be the difference in the 38-35 SF win. Miami falls to 2-2 on the season.

RAMS  at EAGLES   Rams beat the Eagles by 30-10 Dickinson dominates on the ground                                                         

Chargers at Raiders  score does not show how close these rivals were today only in the final quarter did The Raiders manage to take control ,Walker returned a punt for 1 td and then a slant pass to Christensen for the final td. well coached by San Diego coach  John Clingan and good luck to the chargers for the rest of the season Final score was San Diego{john clingen}13 Los Angeles Raiders {tony mccann}31

New York (A) 27 Indianapolis 14

Al Toon - scored go ahead TD

The Jets needed a strong 2nd half to overcome a tough Indianapolis squad by the score of 27-14.  The 1st half ended in a 14-14 tie with Wayne Capers (27yd run) and Matt Bouza (20yd reception) scoring the touchdowns for the Colts.  New York's touchdowns came from Tony Paige (1yd run) and Johnny Hector (7yd run).  The Jets opened the 2nd half with an 80 yard scoring drive, followed up by two drives that ended with field goals.  The defense held the Colts scoreless in the 2nd half to put the game away.  Next week, the Jets host Buffalo while Colts travel to San Francisco looking for their first win.

G-Men Shut Out New Orleans

WITH THE REURN OF KINARD AND BURT, THE GIANT STARTING DEFENSE WAS AT FULL STRENGTH SINCE GAME 1. IT SHOWED, AS THE GIANTS SHUT OUT THE SAINTS 30-0. THE GIANT DEFENSE FORCED 7 SAINT TURNOVERS - 5 INTERCEPTIONS AND 2 FUMBLES. THEY HELD NEW ORLEANS TO ONLY 35 YARDS RUSHING AND 8 FIRST DOWNS.

THE GIANT OFFENSE WAS LET BY PHIL SIMMS - 18-24 1 TD AND 205 YARDS. JOE MORRIS HAD HIS 4TH 100 YARD PLUS GAME GAINING 113 YARDS ON 22 CARRIES FOR A 5.1 AVERAGE. THANKS TO JASON FOR THE GAME 

MARC

Dallas Wins, Cards Remain Winless

 The St. Louis Cardinals lost their fourth straight on Sunday as they lost to Dallas 38-21. Dallas had jumped out to a quick 28-7 2nd quarter lead taking advantage of a couple of Cardinal turnovers. However, the Cardinal defense stiffened and forced Peuller into a couple of interceptions enabling St. Louis to rally back and cut the lead to with a touchdown at 28-21 at the end of the third quarter. This time it was the Cowboy defense who once again rose to the occasion with their sixth sack of the day that jarred the ball loose and Dallas recovered. Two 4th quarter TDs put the game away for Dallas.

Bengals Stage Comeback against Bears

Not much offense in the first half. Bengals mount a late drive benefiting from a roughing the passer call, to set up winning touchdown pass from Boomer Esiason to Rodney Holman.....Bengals 20....Bears 17.

Detroit 33 Cleveland 14

Jeff Chadwick caught 4 passes for 109 yards and 2 TD.

Detroit's Defense Intercepted Bernie Kosar 4 times to defeat the Browns at Municipal Stadium 33 to 14.

Next week the Lions play the Oilers at Houston and the Browns travel to Three Rivers the play the Steelers.

Atlanta Soars to Easy Win Over Bucs

Gerald Riggs rushes for 129 yards.

Gerald Riggs ran for 129 yards on 29 carries and 1 td as the Falcons down the Bucs 27 7.

Pittsburgh Knocks Off Unbeaten Houston

Mark Malone

This game came down to a tale of two time clocks. Houston owned the first 29 min running off to a 20-0 lead. The next 31 mins was all Pittsburgh. The game was so close that the turning point turned on one key Pen. in the last min of the first half. Houston hit a 20 yard FG making the score 23-0 but a late flag removed the points and oilers missed the retry   In the next 45 second the Steelers scored a 70 yard TD drive and began their command of the rest of the game shutting out Houston the rest of the way while scoring 21 more points. Both QBs were hot and cold during the contest. Another key was the Steeler developed a ground game while Houston did not.

Pack Picks Apart Bears

GREEN BAY – A pair of Randy Wright TD passes in the 4^th quarter lifted the Packers to a 20-10 stunner over the Bears in Lambeau Field.

Chicago, now an unbelievable 0-3, were missing LBs Mike Singletary and Otis Wilson, which allowed Green Bay to rush for 158 yards on 43 carries and control the clock for over 35 minutes.

But it still was no excuse for 4 interceptions thrown by 3 different Bears QBs. Two of the picks were by CB Mark Lee.

Al Del Greco hit a 19-yard chip shot to give the Packers a 3-0 1^st quarter advantage. Chicago answered with 10 points in the 2^nd frame on a 22-yard Kevin Butler field goal and a 27-yard TD pass from Doug Flutie to Willie Gault.

Green Bay (1-2) closed the gap to 10-6 in the 3^rd on a 35-yard Del Greco boot. Wright then connected on 8-yard TD passes to James Lofton and Phillip Epps (5-75), respectively.

Despite my bragging, my son AJ called an excellent game. Although I still believe Dave Koch builds a little Pack bias into his games.

Marino shoots down Jets 28-24

Dan Marino - 3 TDs

Dan Marino completed 28 of 44 passes for 290 yards and 3 touchdowns to help the Dolphins knock off the Jets at Giants Stadium by the score of 28-24.  Marino was at his best on 3rd down where the Fins converted 12 of 15 to keep key drives alive.  Marino actually completed 4 touchdown passes, though one was to LB Bob Crable who returned it 19yds for a score.  The Jets got 118 yards on the ground from Freeman McNeil, but Ken O'Brien was only able to complete 3 passes to outside receivers on the day.  Next week, Miami hosts San Francisco while the Jets travel to Indianapolis to face the Colts.

Giants Get alLEGre Up on Raiders: 17-14

Raul Allegre boots 50 yard game winner!

IN A THRILLING GAME, THAT WAS NOT DECIDED UNTIL THE LAST SECONDS, THE GIANTS ( MARC B ) DEFEATED THE LAR (TONY M. ) 17-14. WITH 35 SECONDS LEFT, THE SCORE WAS TIED 14-14. THE GIANTS HAD THE BALL ON THEIR OWN 21 YARD LINE. SIMMS ENGINEERED A DRIVE TO THE LA 33 YARD LINE.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WITH 12 SECONDS LEFT, RAUL ALLEGRE KICKED A 50 YARD FIELD GOAL TO WIN THE GAME FOR THE GIANTS. THE BAD NEWS IS THAT THE GIANT PLAYERS WERE SO EXCITED, THAT THEY ALL JUMPED ON ALLEGRE. IN DOING SO THEY INJURED ALLEGRE FOR 2 GAMES. ACTUALLY I DONT KNOW HOW HE WAS INJURED BUT IT DID HAPPEN ON THE LAST PLAY OF THE GAME.

THANKS TO TONY FOR A GREAT GAME

MARC

Week 3 49ers 27 vs. Saints 14

Joe Montana garners game MVP. Dwight Clark caught the games first TD pass. But Jeff Fuller made the difference as he intercepts three Saint passes to thwart several key drives. The 49ers defense was stalwart in holding the Saints out of range except for two key passes to Eric Martin. Dave Wilson qb foiught through injury to lead the Saint effort. Final 49ers 27 and the Saints 14

The Rams pull out a 26-21 victory at the Hoosier Dome Over the Colts!

The visiting Rams had their hands full playing the Colts in the Hoosier Dome. The Rams found themselves  behind 14-7 after two turnovers .  Eric Dickerson scored on a 1 yard run with 1:23 left in the second quarter. Mike Lanssford couldn't convert the point after  due to the holder fumbling the hold. Going into halftime 14-13 Colts lead.  The Colts received the kickoff starting the 3rd quarter . Gary Hogeboom struck gold hitting Bill Brooks on a 45 yard pass and Biasucci kicking the PAT going up 21-13 with 6:54 left in the 3rd quarter. That was the only score in the  3rd quarter.
      Going into the 4th quarter the Rams still had plenty of time to get the win.  The Rams drove 7 plays going 63 yards using 3:19 off the clock with Eric Dickerson hitting paydirt on a 5 yard run and Mike Lansford nailing the PAT . The Colts up 21-20 with 11:34 left in the 4th quarter.    The Colts got the ball back and drove 5 plays for 43 yards before losing possession on a fumble  a loss of 1 yard by Albert Bentley getting crushed by  Mike Wilcher of the Rams wasting the clock of 2:21. The Rams got the ball back pounding out a nice scoring drive of 11 plays for  66 yards burning the clock of 5:37 minutes scoring on a Steve Dils to  Mike Young  5 yard short pass going up  26-21 over the Colts. Mike Lansford was unable to kick the PAT, fumbled snap again. The Rams shut down the Colts on the next possession and ran the clock out.
      The visiting Rams improve to 2-1 record and play on the Road next week against the Philadelphia Eagles.  The Colts dropping to 0-3,  host the New York Jets next week.   The individual stats of the teams are  : Rams-  Steve Dils attempted  22 passes completing 13 for 150 yards 1 TD and QB rating of 94.9%.  Steve Bartkowski started the game attempting 11 passes completing 8 of them for 80 yards 1 TD , 1 INT Qb rating of 85.4%. Eric  Dickerson was the game MVP. rushing for 115 yards carrying the ball 21 times, 2 TD's and  added  1 receiving TD. Eric Redden rushed for 10 carries for 62 yards, no touchdowns, 
     The Colts QB Gary Hogeboom attempted 29 passes completed 18  for 266 yards 2 TD"S and 2 INT's, 86.3 % QB rating,  His effort kept the game close all the way through. The brightest star for the Colts was Bill Brooks catching 6 passes for 134 yards  2 TD's avg of 22.3 ysrds per catch.
Fun game... thanks Bill Sindelar for subbing  for the computer. You definitely made me work for the win.

Jets Squeak by New England in OT

MVP Ken O'Brien

Freeman McNeil scored on a 25yd pass reception with 10 minutes left in overtime to give the Jets a thrilling 30-24 win in their home opener.  Ken O'Brien was the key to the Jets offense, completing 24 of 32 passes for 280yds and 2 touchdowns.  McNeil tallied 83yds on the ground plus another 40 in pass receptions, including the game winner.  
The Jets had no answer for New England's Stanley Morgan who caught 10 passes for 205yds and 3 touchdowns.  Tony Eason completed 23 of 29 passes for 398yds and the 3 touchdowns to Morgan, but it was Eason's interception in overtime that led to New York's winning score.  
Next week, New York will host Miami while New England will return home to face Seattle.

49ers Too Much For The Rams Win 34-17

The San Fransisco 49ers came to Los Angeles knowing they were walking into a dogfight.  Up to the the 4th quarter it was a battle.  Then the Montana -Rice connection rose for the occasion- Montana hitting Rice on a 79 yard touchdown strike. Jerry Rice also scored on a 34 yard reverse earlier in the game.  Rice finished with 1 carry for 34 yards 1 touchdown and caught 5 passes for 154 yards 1 touchdown. Joe Montana  attempted 32 passes completed 20 for 299 yards 2 TD and no INTS. The Rams Eric Dickerson had 17 carries for 79 yards rushing 1 touchdown. Barry Redden added another touchdown and Steve Bartkowski attempted 47 passes , completing 23 for 237 yards no touchdowns or interceptions.


Montana-Rice connection

The 49ers are 2-0 and host the New Orleans Saints 2-0 next week while the Rams 1-1 travel to 0-2 Indianapolis Colts.

San Diego 23 NY Giants 24

Joe Morris rushed for 111 yards.

IN A THRILLING GAME, THE GIANTS DEFEATED THE SD CHARGERS 24-23. WITH 8 MINUTES LEFT, THE GIANTS WERE LOSING 23-17. SIMMS LED THE GIANTS ON A 80 YARD SCORING DRIVE CAPPED BY A 21 YARD TD PASS FROM SIMMS TO MANUEL. THE CHARGERS WERE THEN ABLE TO MOVE THE BALL TO THE GIANTS 11 YARD LINE WITH 3 SECONDS LEFT IN THE GAME. HOWEVER, A 28 YARD FG ATTEMPT BY BENIRSCHKE WAS BLOCKED TO PRESERVE THE GIANT VICTORY. THANKS TO JOHN FOR A GREAT GAME

MARC

Houston Outlasts Cleveland 32-27

Drew Hill

Drew Hill  was this games MVP. The Browns and oilers hooked up  for a 32-27 Houston win that was a real thriller. Hill was slightly better then a red hot Warren Moon when he caught 14 passes and halled in 3 TDs. Koser was excellent for CLeveland going 19-35 with a 73.6 rate Moon was 21-33 with 3 TDs
.The score was Cleveland 7 Houston 3 at the end of the first quarter and Houston 16 Cleveland 10 at the half. Both teams played inspired defense in the second half with the Browns outscored the oilers in the 2nd half 17-16. The Browns were never far behind in this one and ran out of time while driving deep into the red zone in the 4th quarter. Keith White called a great great game and both teams have served notice that it will be a hotly contested division race in the AFC central

Mistake prone Packers lose badly to Saints 30-7

In a game where the New Orleans (2-0) defense had 5 sacks, 2 interceptions and a blocked punt the Saints rolled over the Packers (0-2) 30-7

In the 3rd Quarter Packer QB David Wright was yanked in favor of traveled veteran Vince Ferragamo but he did little to get the packer offense moving.

The Saints relied heavily on the run again handing off to Rueben Mayes and Dalton Hilliard for a combined rushing total of 161 yards.

Stellar cover man Dave Waymer gave the Saints one of his best games of the year with 11 tackles, 1 INT and a blocked punt recovery.

In all Packer QB David Wright was sacked 5 times and the Packers had 5 big missed tackles while the Saints tore open run holes in their defense

David Wilson rebounded after last weeks game to come out with 3 touchdown passes and a 116 QB Rating with no interceptions and 159 yards

New Orleans notched 7 runs of 10 or more yards. Next week they face San Francisco