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B2 Sports Monday, November 18, 1991 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan The StarPhoenix Barrett bounces back to guide Stamps into Grey Cup said Smith, who ran through the end zone into the locker room hallway after catching the winning pass. It was the biggest catch of my life, he added, still wearing a grey and white hood to keep his head warm, despite a game played in mild temperatures in front of 30,142 fans. Ive dreamed this all my life, to make a big catch to win the game. I mean, were going to the Grey Cup. Theres no words to explain it.

The winning score came on a broken play. Barrett, who was forced to leave the game briefly after being hit by Edmonton linebacker Bennie Goods, was flushed out of the pocket. He rolled left and waved Smith to break his pattern and go deep. Smith, whose nickname does him justice, got behind Eskimo comerback Roy Bennett and Barretts pass was perfect. Barrett said proudly that no matter how cold it Is next Sunday, EDMONTON (CP) Danny Barrett was still woozy and Pee Wee Smith was still shaking with excitement.

After two decades, the Calgary Stampeders are Grey Cup-bound again. Barrett, knocked wonky earlier, tossed a 67-yard touchdown strike to Smith with 62 seconds left in regulation as the Stampeders beat the Edmonton Eskimos 38-36 Sunday in the CFLs West Division final. The comeback victory, which saw the Stampeders rally from a 33-18 deficit with 20 points in the fourth quarter, thrust the Stampeders into their first Grey Cup game since winning the title in 1971. The Stampeders will play the Toronto Argonauts next Sunday in Winnipeg for the league championship. The Argos trounced the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 42-3 in the Eastern final earlier in the day.

Calgarys 1971 Grey Cup victory was a 14-11 win over the Argo- out. The kickers accounted for the rest of the points. Ham suffered a partially separated shoulder and left the game in the third quarter. He had actually suffered the injury in the first half, he said later. I felt I could come back and play because you never really want to put your team in that type of predicament, Ham said in a sombre Eskimo dressing room.

Across the hallway, bottles of champagne were being popped open and the contents dripped on the floor. A rash of penalties burdened the Stamps in the first half. They were assessed 11 penalties for 100 yards. But Edmonton was often unable to finish drives. Obviously wed have liked to have gotten those points, Ham said.

But I dont think thats the reason we got beat. The reason we got beat is they made more big plays than us. he will lead the Stampeders and their six-pack offence against Toronto. Ive come too far just to give up, said Barrett, who guided the Stampeders to an all-important touchdown by Keyvan Jenkins late in the first half to cut Edmontons lead to 26-15. Its all the more rewarding to have to come to Edmonton, and beat what has been a jinx for so many years.

Its that much more gratifying to win on the road and be able to go to Winnipeg. It was Calgarys first win in Edmonton since 1980 and the teams first playoff victory here in 20 years. The Stampeders had never beaten the Eskimos in three western finals. Barrett also passed to David Sa-punjis for a 36-yard TD, and ran into the end zone from one yard out himself to start the fourth-quarter explosion. Edmonton quarterback Tracy Ham threw touchdown passes of nine yards to Blake Marshall, 60 Bombers crumble under Argo attack TRACY HAM separated shoulder yards to Chris Armstrong and 15 I'ards to Craig Ellis.

Brian Waling romped in from three yards -CP from team captain Dan Ferrone DANNY BARRETT knocked wonky nauts. Im gone in the locker room and got dressed and go party, for-14 for 39 yards before being lifted in the second quarter. I would never have believed we would lose a game by that many points, said a subdued Tyrone Jones, the bras Winnipeg linebacker who did most of the taunting in the week leading up to the game. In the biggest game of our careers, we just didnt play as a team. The Toronto victory didnt come without a cost, however.

Dunigan, who was good on 11 of 22 passes for 188 yards and three TDs, left the game with an injured shoulder midway through the second quarter. His status for the national championship is up in the air. The doctor said nothings broken and maybe I just slowed down the healing process, Dunigan said of the injury, just one game after he returned from missing six games with a shoulder injury suffered in September. Ismail suffered a mild concussion after taking a hit after his TD and didnt play the final 35 minutes. He had a mild case of amnesia but should be 100 per cent next Sunday.

Basically, I told the guys we dont have Rocket, we dont have Matt Dunigan, Michael Clemons is on the limp, said head coach Adam Rita. Then I told them we had to hold em and find some ways to win and thats what we did. If Torontos offence was in high gear, the Argo defence was even higher. They only gave up a first-quarter Troy Westwood field goal, held Winnipeg to lust 180 net yards and registered five sacks. Basically, we shut them down on first down and thats Robert Mimbs down, defensive end Mike Campbell said of the Bombers powerful running back, who led the CFL in rushing this season.

If we put their quarterback in second and long, they cant beat us. Lance Chomyc kicked a field goal, Hank Ilesic had two singles and Winnipeg conceded a safety to complete the scoring. Redskins fident right now, coach Joe Gibbs said. There are a lot of good things going on around him. Hes got a real hot passing hand and the guys are making miraculous catches.

Its kind of like a dream. Its like were on a dream ride. The NFLs second-rated defence kept Pittsburgh (4-7) on its side of the 50 for all but two plays of the first half and sacked Neil ODonnell five times. Broncos 24 Chiefs 20 At Kansas City, the Broncos scored two touchdowns 59 seconds apart in the third period. John El-way hit Mark Jackson for a 29-yard score on a controversial play, then with 4:00 remaining in the third quarter, Chiefs TE Pete Holohan tipped DeBergs pass into Charles Dimrys hands at the Kansas City 26.

Dimry raced into the end zone for a 24-13 lead. Bovell buoyant after blowout of his old team TORONTO (CP) David Bovell feels vindicated. The 25-year-old safety joined the Toronto Argonauts last month after being released by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. On Sunday, the native of Hamilton, who bears a striking resemblance to singer Tracy Chapman with his dreadlocks, played a key role in Torontos 42-3 win over Winnipeg in the CFL Eastern final at the Sky-Dome. We had to win, the articulate Colgate grad said.

Even if I played well, had we lost, it wouldve justified everything Cal (Winnipeg general manager Cal Murphy) did. Im pleased with the win, but we still have the Grey Cup to go. Bovells ill feelings spilled over at one former teammate. Bovell and Winnipeg offensive lineman Bob Molle began a war of words before the opening kickoff and continually had helmet-to-helmet meetings during the contest. We dont like one another, at least I dont like him, Bovell said.

He was one of the guys who said I shouldve left Winnipeg. As poorly as he plays and as well as I can play, I think that took a lot of unmitigated gall on his part. Before the game he said I was illiterate. How could I be, I went to an Ivy League school. Bovell believes his presence has made the Argo defence better.

No offence to Chris Munford (whose job Bovell took), but I think we are better now that Im here, Bovell said confidently. I think my style really helps our overall defensive scheme. If Im not the best safety in the league, then Im near the Bovell is also looking forward to returning to Winnipeg for next Sundays Grey Cup contest. I hope the people of Winnipeg are happy to see me because Ill be glad to see them, he said. I always enjoyed playing for the people there.

top-ranked defence made life miserable for Cincinnati (1-10). The Eagles (6-5) had six sacks, including two each by Reggie White and Clyde Simmons, intercepted three passes and recovered a fumble. Falcons 43 Bucs 7 At Atlanta, Chris Miller and Andre Rison played their own little game of pitch and catch. In just under six minutes, the combination produced three touchdowns in a club-record 33-point second quarter. Vikings 35 Packers 21 At Green Bay, Rich Gannon threw for three touchdowns, one capping the first of three long seC-ond-half drives as Minnesota perfected ball control.

The Vikings (6-6) put together scoring drives of 79, 80 and 98 yards, holding the bail for more than 24 of 30 minutes after halftime. victory power-play goal and assisted on another to lift the Chicago Black-. hawks to a 5-1 triumph over the St. Louis Blues. The Blackhawks, extending their unbeaten string to four games (3-0-1), took over first Eiace from idle Detroit in the IILs Norris Division by a point.

TORONTO (CP) They played 60 minutes of football to determine the CFL East Division champion Sunday afternoon. The last 45 minutes were for show. The Toronto Argonauts, laying to rest any notion the Winnipeg defence was unbeatable, ran away with the division title, routing the defending Grey Cup champion Blue Bombers 42-3 before a season-high crowd of 50,380 at the Sky Dome. The Argos, who advance to the Grey Cup for the first time since 1987, jumped into a 22-3 lead in the first quarter. We call that a good, old-fashioned butt-kicking, said Argo receiver Darrell Smith, who scored one of the first-quarter TDs and added a second in the third quarter.

We knew once we got them down, they werent going to get up. The Bombers were so far down it was almost laughable. Matt Dunigan hit David Williams with a touchdown strike the first time Toronto had the ball. Smith scored two possessions later and then Raghib (Rocket) Ismail scampered 75 yards for a touchdown on a punt return and the outcome was effectively decided. A Mike (Pinball) Clemons 70-yard TD in the second quarter, after a Winnipeg field goal, made it 29-3 and the Argos fans started making plans to watch their heroes play in next Sundays Grey Cup at Winnipeg Stadium.

Rickey Foggie, who relieved Dunigan and was 10-for-18 for 143 yards, hit Smith with a 14-yard third-quarter score as the rout was completed. It was luck, Clemons said. I once heard luck was when preparation meets opportunity and we prepared well and took advantage of our opportunities. The Bombers, who boasted all week they would end Torontos nine-game SkyDome winning streak and felt their defence was invincible, were humbled. The defence gave up 386 yards and quarterback Tom Burgess was 3- Unbeatable The Associated Press Already, the Washington Redskins are in the NFL playoffs.

The Redskins became only the ninth team in league history to go 11-0, whipping the Pittsburgh Steelers 41-14 Sunday. Mark Rypien threw touchdown passes to Art Monk and Gary Clark as the Redskins secured a playoff spot sooner than any team since the 1985 Chicago Bears were 12-0. "To be undefeated is a great feeling, Clark said. Every week we keep adding fuel to the fire, and the flame keeps getting higher. Were as proud right now as a father whos just had his first son.

Rypien was 21 of 28 for 325 yards and the two touchdowns as the Redskins dominated both sides of the ball in assuring they can finish no worse than the final NFC wild-card team. Ryp is hot and extremely con Essensa 8-P Service Winnipeg goaltender Bob Essensa knows that the Jets offence has been struggling lately. But it hasnt seemed to bother him much. Essensa has made up for the lack of offence with back-to-back stellar performances. Essensa an ice water bath after the game secure playoff berth Steelers to nine of 11 passes for 95 yards on San Diegos final two drives.

49ers 14 Cardinals 10 At San Francisco, in a battle of third-string quarterbacks, Steve Bonos 49ers got the best of Stan Gelbaughs Cardinals. It was Bonos first win in a non-strike game start in his seven NFL seasons. Giants 22 Cowboys 9 At East Rutherford, N.J., Jeff Hostetler threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Mark Ingram, Rodney Hampton dove in for a one-yard score and Lawrence Taylor recovered two fumbles. Matt Bahr of New York and Ken Willis of Dallas each had three field goals. Lions 21 Rams 10 At Pontiac, the Lions, playing without starting QB Rod Argos coach Adam Rita gets roll over Jets 28 Patriots 21 At Foxboro, New York HI 21-0 through three quarters, then fell apart.

The Jets (6-5) needed to stop Jon Vaughns run from the 1 with one second left to beat the Patriots (3-8). Chargers 24 Saints 21 At San Diego, John Carneys 19-yard field goal with five seconds left beat New Orleans, only the second loss in 11 games for the Saints. John Friesz completed 1 NHL REPORT I III WH III day night, the Jets had 20 shots and again just four in the final 20 minutes. When we aren't clicking offensively, its nice to know that we can play defence," Essensa ney Peete and with Barry Sanders gaining only 57 yards, remained unbeaten at home. The Lions (7-4) got three TD passes from Erik Kramer.

Raiders 31 Seahawks 7 At Los Angeles, Jay Schroeder had a big second quarter with three touchdown passes. The Raiders (7-4) scored on all four first-half possessions. Schroeder completed 10 of 12 passes for 179 yards in the first half. Bears 31 Colts 17 At Indianapolis, rookie Anthony Morgan, who had only 90 yards on eight catches, went 84 yards with a short pass for a touchdown as Chicago improved to 9-2. Har-baugh passed for 287 yards and Brad Muster rushed for 101 yards.

Eagles 17 Bengals 10 At Philadelphia, the Eagles' another third-period goal to lift the Whalers to a 3-1 victory over the Maple Leafs. Defenceman Bob Halkidis was in the penalty box serving a high-sticking minor when Cravens rising shot from the top of the faceoff circle beat Potvin. Jeremy Roenick scored a pulls out the stops to seal Jets said. The number of real good quality opportunities have Been minimal. You have to give a pat on the back to the defence.

Hartford forward Murray Craven ripped a wrist shot past Toronto goaltender Felix Potvin for the winning goal and added turned away 31 shots as Winnipeg defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Sunday night. On Saturday, he stopped 40 shots in the Jets 1-0 victory ever New Jersey. Against the Devils, Winnipeg managed just 15 shots, including four in the third period. On Sun-.