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The Miami Herald International Edition Tuesday September 18 1984 4B Pro Football EHepogg Leaders From Herald Wire Services Backup quarterback Matt Cavanaugh replaced injured Joe Montana Sunday and led San Francisco to 13 fourth-quarter points and a 30-20 victory over the New Orleans Saints Montana reinjured his ribs in the third quarter at San Francisco when sacked by defensive end Jim Wilks With just over 10 minutes left Cavanaugh a former starter for the New England Patriots engineered a 59-yard drive capped by a 23-yard scoring pass to Earl Cooper who shook off defender Frank Wattlet at the 18-yard line and raced into the end zone for a 24-20 lead Moments later rookie defensive back Jeff Fuller intercepted a Kenny Stabler National Conference pass and returned tthe ball to the New Orleans six The 49ers were forced to settle for a 22-yard field goal by Ray Wersching to increase their lead to 27-20 Fuller then broke up a desperation fourth-down pass to give the 49ers the ball at the New Orleans 44 Six plays later Wersching converted a 40-yard field goal make it 30-20 The Saints had taken a 20-17 lead with 3:16 left in the third quarter when Morten Andersen capped a 12-play drive with a 41-yard field goal Stabler had replaced starter Todd with nine minutes left in the first half Redskins 30 Giants 14 WASHINGTON Maligned the past two weeks as porous nonexistent complacent and just plain incompetent the defense asserted itself Sunday Cornerback Vernon Dean ran back one of his three interceptions 36 yards for a touchdown and safety Curtis Jordan returned a fumble 29 yards for another scpre as the Redskins snapped the unbeaten string at two John Riggins scored two TDs on one-yard bursts for the winners had a great pass rush today and that let us go for the ball in the said Dean starting for the first time since losing his job to Anthony Washington late last season people call it gambling I call it playing with feeling When you feel like you have a shot at the ball you have to go for Jordan gave credit for his fumble recovery to defensive linemen Tony McGee and Dave Butz They hammered wide receiver Lionel Manuel on a reverse squeezing the ball loose Jordan scooped it up and sprinted into the end zone knew that the only guy close was quarterback Phil Jordan said also knew if I got caught from behind by a quarterback I would never live it Vikings 27 Falcons 20 MINNEAPOLIS Coach Les Steckel rolled the dice and came up a winner Minnesota was holding a 20-13 lead in the third quarter when the heavy gambling began with two reverses and a halfback option touchdown pass all within four plays On second down at his 34-yard line quarterback Tommy Kramer handed off to running back Darrin Nelson who gave the ball to wide receiver Billy Waddy for an Ll-yard gain Two plays later Kramer pitched out to rookie running back Alfred Anderson who flipped the ball to a sprinting Nelson for a 27-yard burst And the fun was just starting On the next play Kramer pitched the ball back to Anderson who headed around the right side on a sweep Just before he hit the line of scrimmage however Anderson planted his foot and rifled the ball downfield to fellow rookie Dwight Collins for a 43-yard touchdown strike a double said Anderson who has thrown two touchdowns the last two weeks can keep it or throw it and the defense has to look out for both cornerback James Britt who was downfield decided to run up and help stop the run leaving Collins unguarded grasp of Scot Brantley before being stopped Heroes Tony Eason New England: Entered the game with the Patriots trailing 23-0 to Seattle and threw touchdown passes of two and 15 yards and ran 25 yards for another TD to rally New England to a 38-23 victory Freeman McNeil ny Jets: Gained 150 yards and scored two touchdowns on runs of 15 and 33 yards in Jets' 43-23 victory over Cincinnati Bob Thomas Chicago: Kicked three field goals 18 49 and 28 yards to account for all of the scoring in a 9-7 victory over Green Bay Vernon Dean Washington: Had three interceptions returning one 36 yards for a touchdown against the New York Giants in 30-14 victory Goats Earl Campbell Houston: Gained eight yards on seven carries and fumbled on the one-yard line before being benched in the second half Richard Todd New Orleans: Threw three interceptions that helped San Francisco to a 17-0 lead before he was replaced by Ken Stabler Seattle Seahawks Blew a 23-0 lead and were beaten 38-23 by the New England Patriots Quotes Earl Campbell Houston on being benched in the second half: the first time ever sat that long while being healthy nothing to sit here and be proud Jan Stenerud Minnesota on kicking a 54-yard field goal a Viking record: "My eyes that good anymore It must of barely went over I see Kellen Winslow San Diego on returning from his one-week and being booed by the crowd at San Diego Stadium: thought the boos were for Houston's coach Hugh Injuries Vince Ferragamo la Rams: Broken the little finger on his passing hand in the second quarter of a 24-14 loss to Pittsburgh Joe Montana San Francisco: Re-bruised his ribs after being sacked in the second quarter of a 30-20 victory over New Orleans Billy Sims tries to elude seemed like I was back there Britt said I stepped up the guy Collins was And the Falcons were gone too TD pass was third of the third quarter and made it 27-13 real hard to get into the flow of the game because you know what they are going to said linebacker Buddy Curry really throws you off especially when it they started going with that gimmick stuff we got a little said Britt we were riverboat said Steckel who earned his first victory for Minnesota wanted to let it all hang out We took a big risk but risks have their advantages when they Anderson who gained 79 yards in 17 carries and set up a touchdown with a 41-yard kickoff return said he throw so much since high school Kramer who threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter to Leo Lewis Associated Press fourth period after stunning Bucs 21 Lions 17 TAMPA Steve DeBerg came off the bench to pass for 195 yards including two touchdowns as the Buccaneers rallied from a 14-point deficit DeBerg replaced Jack Thompson in the second quarter and directed all three Tampa Bay scoring drives including an 81-yard march in seven plays leading to a game-winning five-yard TD flip to Jimmie Giles with 3:11 remaining Detroit quarterback Gary Danielson played a key role in the quick start He stunned Tampa Bay on the third play of the game teaming with wide receiver Mark Nichols on a 77-yard touchdown play and later ran the final four yards of a 13-play 47-yard drive Detroit running back Billy Sims who has yet to rush for 100 yards against Tampa was held to just 39 yards on 11 carries of Brown and Steve Jordan is now tied with Anderson for the team lead with two TD passes Cowboys 23 Eagles 17 IRVING Texas Dallas flanker Mike Renfro wobbled his first NFL pass 49 yards into the arms of wide receiver Doug Donley for a trick-play touchdown in the third period to give the Cowboys the victory With Dallas (2-1) holding a 16-10 lead quarterback Gary Hogeboom lateraled the ball across the field to Renfro who flung a dying-duck pass over the head of safety Wes Hopkins Donley caught the ball in stride at the Philadelphia five and scored untouched for a 23-10 Dallas lead which Philadelphia (1-2) threatened but overcome quarterback Ron Jaworski threw two touchdown passes to Mike Quick including a nine-yarder in the Green Bay quarterback Lynn Dickey slowed by a back injury the previous week against the Los Angeles Raiders passed for only 142 yards and was sacked three times The rushing game amassed only 32 yards Thomas kicked the decisive points on a 28-yarder at 3:49 of the fourth quarter and wiped out a 7-6 lead Green Bay had a chance to pull it out but Eddie Garcia missed on a 47-yard field goal The Packers had taken their 7-6 lead a one-yard run by Jessie Clark five minutes before intermission The score was set up by a 40-yard pass from Dickey James Lofton Green Bay had no first downs before reception Payton 337 yards shy FG rescues Raiders overpower Oilers Chargers Elway lifts Broncos past Browns 24-14 downs From Herald Wire Services GREEN BAY Wis Bob Thomas kicked three field goals Sunday to give Chicago all the points it needed but it was running back Walter Payton who took the spotlight Payton continued his assault on Jim all-time career rushing mark as he carried the ball 27 times for 110 yards moving to within 337 yards of record of 12312 while helping the Bears to a 9-7 victory over the Green Bay Packers just want to get out there and Payton said no tally in my head I just try to stay away from Charles hurdles Jim on to x-active But after safety Dennis Smith intercepted a McDonald pass near midfield Elway brought the Denver offense alive The second-year quarterback read a safety blitz and fired a 23-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Sampson down the right sideline with 4:50 left for first score and less than four minutes later he hit a sliding Johnson with an 18-yard scoring pass to tie the score at 14-14 Jones then sacked McDonald and forced a fumble at the Cleveland 11 with less than a minute to go in the half Four plays later Karlis booted a 25-yard field goal to put Denver up 17-14 at the half Elway who completed 15 of 35 passes for 170 yards hit on only three of 10 passes in the third quarter as the Denver offense sputtered Denver Cleveland 0 17 0 2 7 0 0-14 Pruitt 1 run (Bahr kick) CLE-Pruitt 2 run (Bahr kick) DEN-Sampson 23 pass from Elway (Karlis kick) OEN-Johnson IB pass from Elway (Karlis kick) FG Karlis 25 DEN-Robblns (2 Interception return (Karlis kick) 61980 Barnwell with a 42-yard moved the Raiders to the City six completed 28 of 47 for yards Barnwell had eight for 129 yards and tight Todd Christensen had nine for 93 yards Angeles had taken 19-13 a three-yard third-quarter pass from Plunkett to a one-yard TD run by Hawkins and a 43-yard field Bahr From Herald Wire Services Chris Bahr kicked a 19-yard field goal with one minute remaining in game to give the Los Angeles Raiders a 22-20 triumph over the host Kansas City Chiefs and keep the Raiders unbeaten at 3-0 The Chiefs (2-1) who blew a 13-3 halftime lead went ahead 20-19 on a five-yard run by rookie Herman Heard with 4:46 remaining six plays after Lloyd Burruss had intercepted a Jim Plunkett pass to give Kansas City possession for the go-ahead drive at the Los Angeles 45 Undaunted Plunkett who was intercepted four times during the game drove the Raiders 73 yards in the closing minutes for the winning field goal third of the game won with a big play which is the nature of their said Coach John Mackovic is the way they like to win with a big play when they need it And what Los Angeles converted two fourth-down and short-yardage plays on runs by Marcus Allen during the drive and Plunkett hit AFC Malcolm pass that Kansas Plunkett 313 receptions end receptions Los lead on touchdown Christensen Frank goal by Chargers SAN caught Earnest departed for three handed 19th Winslow a six-day a From Herald Wire Services CLEVELAND John Elway directed the Denver Broncos to 17 points during the final five minutes of the first half firing touchdown passes to Clint Sampson and Butch Johnson to lead a 24-14 NFL victory Sunday night over the winless Cleveland Browns Denver finished its first-half scoring surge when Rich Karlis booted a 25-yard field goal four seconds before the intermission after Denver defensive' end Rulon Jones shook the ball loose from Cleveland quarterback Paul McDonald at the 11 -yard line Denver (2-1) closed out the scoring in the nationally televised game when rookie Randy Robbins raced 62 yards for a touchdown after picking off a pass by McDonald with 37 seconds left It was first NFL interception and the third time McDonald had been intercepted in the game Denver which has now beaten the Browns seven straight times trailed 14-0 with less than five minutes remaining in the half after Mike Pruitt pushed in for a pair of short-yardage touch- reportedly for nearly $35 million through 1988 caught seven passes for 104 yards in the opening two periods when Dan Fouts directed the Chargers (2-1) to touchdown drives of 60 90 77 and 80 yards had a week to prepare for this said Winslow felt good out Fouts completed 26 of 37 passes for 336 yards and was 18 of 22 in the first half when the Chargers built a 28-7 lead by scoring on their first four possessions Jackson rushed for a career-high 97 yards on 21 carries and scored on runs of three one and six yards The Chargers held Earl Campbell to eight yards on seven carries in the first half He fumbled at the Charger one-yard line in the second quarter and San Diego linebacker Linden King recovered Campbell did not play the second half Oiler quarterback Warren Moon completed 11 of 31 passes for 212 yards He threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Tim Smith in the second quarter 31 Oilers 14 DIEGO Kellen Winslow 10 passes for 146 yards and Jackson filling in for the Chuck Muncie rushed touchdowns as San Diego Houston an NFL-record consecutive road loss who last week ended by signing renegotiated contract extension Associated Press White Ryan.