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The Fresno Bee Monday October 1 7 1 994 E5 THE NFL WEEK 7 BEST HITS AND MISSES RUSHING Player Team Opponent Yards Att TD Bernie Parmalee Dolphins Raiders 150 30 0 Johnny Johnson Jets Patriots 122 21 0 Natrone Means Chargers Saints 120 26 3 Ron Moore Cardinals Redskins 118 28 1 Rodney Hampton Giants Rams 112 27 1 PASSING Player Team Opponent Yards Com Att Int TD Statistics Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills passed for 286 yards giving him 27788 for his career and passing Joe Ferguson's team record of 27590 The Washington Redskins have lost 1 1 straight NFC East games and the Dallas Cowboys have won 10 straight over NFC East opponents Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati for the seventh straight time The Bengals are 2-19 in the AFC Central since 1991 Art Monk of the New York Jets caught a pass in his 171st straight game and Keith Byars of the Miami Dolphins extended his pass-catching streak to 1 10 straight games Darrell Green intercepted two passes and became the Washington Redskins career interception leader with 37 Brig Owens had 36 from 1966-77 Struggling Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Neil was sacked eight times by the Cincinnati Bengals four by Alfred Williams Dan Marino Dolphins failed to complete half his passes for the second week in a row He was 1 7 of 37 for 1 86 yards Jeff Hostetler of the Los Angeles Raiders was 8 of 23 for 95 yards with one touchdown and had an explosive first-half sideline argument with coach Art Shell Rookie Redskins quarterback Heath Shuler was 11 of 32 for 158 yards and five interceptions Finally The Indianapolis Colts who had not scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter this season finally reached the end zone on Don Majkowski's 19-yard scoring pass The Colts had been outscored 66-3 in the fourth quarter before facing Buffalo When Miami held the Raiders to a field goal after the Raiders had a first-and-goal from the Dolphin 3 in the opening period it marked the first time in 13 occasions this season that a Miami opponent did not score a touchdown after having a first-and-goal Bad day for offense No quarterback in the nine games passed for 300 yards Only one player Sean Dawkins of the Colts gained 100 yards receiving Only one team San Diego gained more than 350 yards of total offense And there a single scrimmage play of 50 yards or more Home sweet home? Mile High is losing its mystique for the Broncos Despite having the best home record since 1976 the Broncos have lost their last three home games and five of their last eight Blair Thomas took a lot of heat at the Mead-owlands from fans who believed him to be the next Walter Payton when the New York Jets made him the second pick overall in the 1990 draft Thomas now with the Patriots was booed throughout the game He gained 63 yards and when he scored in the fourth quarter he threw the ball into the stands ROUNDUP Is KC running on empty? Slumping Chiefs look for a turnaround at unfriendly Mile High Stadium By John Mossman Associated Press DENVER The Kansas City Chiefs are a team on the run The question is this: In which direction are they moving? In their previous three games the Chiefs have rushed for 66 76 and 64 yards figures that will get you beat in the NFL Indeed Kansas City has lost its last two outings after a 3-0 EAST RUTHERFORD NJ -New England fell victim to the style of play Bill Parcells loves strong running and a turnover oriented defense Johnny Johnson rushed for 122 yards Brad Baxter had two short-range touchdowns and the Jets got three takeaways to overcome six sacks and two turnovers Parcells who coached the Giants to two Super Bowls with the Meadowlands as home saw quarterback Drew Bledsoe struggle for the first time this season In the fourth quarter New England went 77 yards and converted twice on fourth downs before Blair Thomas scored on a 4-yard run That made it 21-14 and the Patriots forced a punt Bledsoe fumbled when sacked though and Paul Frase recovered Later James fourth-down sack led to Nick clinching field goal Associated Press In there Rams receiver Isaac Bruce scampers past Phillippi Sparks for a first quarter touchdown Rams 17 Giants 10 New York 7 3 0 0-10 Los Angeles 14 3 0 0 17 New York flood gates still open as Rams stun Giants New England 0 7 0 10-17 NY Jets 7 14 0 3 24 NY BBaxter 1 run (Lowery kick) NE Crittenden 3 pass from Bledsoe (Bahr kick) NY BBaxter 2 run (Lowery kick) NY Mitchell 4 pass from Esiason (Lowery kick) NE Thomas 4 run (Bahr kick) NY FG Lowery 37 NE-FG Bahr 40 A 71123 First downs Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penakies-Yards Time of Possession INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING New England Thomas 14-63 Butte 9-28 Thompson 4-7 Bledsoe 3-6 New York JJohrv son 21-122 BBaxter 12-38 Murrell 2-8 A Johnson 1-5 Esiason 1 -(minus 1) PASSING New England Bledsoe 22-41-1-242 New York Esiason 12-17-0-107 RECEIVING New England Coates 7-92 Crittenden 6-74 Thompson 4-13 Brisby 2-38 Harris 1-11 Thomas 1-9 Turner 1-5 New York JJohnson 4-35 Mitchell 3-27 Monk 2-30 Moore 1-11 Yarborough 1-3 BBaxter 1-1 MISSED FIELD GOALS New England O'Neill 47 New York Lowery 32 FIRST QUARTER LA Bruce 19 pass from Miller (Zendejas kick) 4:19 Drive: 21 yards 3 plays Key play: Kelly 31 interception return to Giants 21 Los Angeles 7 New York 0 NY Hampton 27 run (Treadwell kick) 10:29 Drive: 47 yards 5 plays Key play: Meggett 17 punt return Los Angeles 7 New York 7 LA Drayton 12 pass from Miller (Zendejas kick) 13:52 Drive: 74 yards 6 plays Key plays: Miller 34 pass to Bettis plus 5-yard face mask penalty on Corey Miller Chris Miller 1 1 run Los Angeles 14 New York 7 SECOND QUARTER NY FG Treadwell 24 5:16 Drive: 69 yards 13 plays Key play: DaBrown 40 pass to Sherrard on 3rd-and-1 1 Los Angeles 14 New York 10 LA FG Zendejas 22 1 1 :38 Drive: 76 yards 12 plays Key play: Miller 18 pass to Kinchen on 3rd-and-8 Loe Angeles 17 New York 10 Attendance 40474 start Now the Chiefs hope for a turnaround tonight in a most inhospitable environment Mile High Stadium where they have lost 11 straight The lack of a ground game is symptomatic of bigger troubles for the Chiefs They scored a touchdown in their last eight quarters losing 16-0 to the Los Angeles Rams and 20-6 to San Diego Running back Marcus Allen shocked by the slump way played no surprise that we he said The last couple games I guess warrant the bagels that own productivity is down as well Coming off a season in which he was named Kansas most valuable player by his teammates ahead of Joe Montana he has rushed for just 238 yards on 70 carries and two touchdowns Making matters worse for the Chiefs Montana has been hobbled by a bruised hip leaving his status in doubt for the game Steve Bono would get the start if Montana go His counterpart John Elway is fully recovered from a jammed right thumb and leads a mildly resurgent team into the game After opening the season 0-4 the Broncos finally achieved a breakthrough beating Seattle 16-9 last week thanks to a 5-0 turnover advantage and 103 yards rushing by Leonard Russell who has assumed the rushing load after Rod season-ending injury The Broncos who listed 14 injured players prior to last game are getting healthier Tight end Shannon Sharpe favorite target is moving better after battling knee and ankle injuries earlier in the yards to the New York 21 After Rodney Hampton scored on a 27-yard run for the Giants Miller threw a 12-yard scoring pass to Troy Drayton with 68 seconds left in the period Second-quarter field goals of 24 yards by New David Treadwell and 22 yards by Los Tony Zendejas completed the scoring The Rams came up with a couple of big defensive plays in the second half stopping Hampton on fourth-and-1 at the Los Angeles 35-yard line in the third quarter then intercepting Brown again this time by Anthony Newman in New York territory in the final minute of the game to seal the win The Giants hurt themselves in other ways With 3:23 remaining and the Rams with third-and-6 on their 34 Willie Beamon sacked Miller But Beamon was called for a face mask penalty allowing the Rams to keep the ball and run off another two minutes the little things the disciplinary things that are costing Reeves said got a chance to get beat by anybody if we play Miller completed 13 of 26 for 197 yards and Jerome Bettis carried 30 times for 88 yards Phil Simms trade haunts team as Dave Brown throws two more interceptions By Ken Peters Associated Press ANAHEIM The New York 3-0 start was surprising So is their three-game losing streak especially after falling to the struggling Los Angeles Rams Chris Miller threw two first-quarter touchdown passes Sunday and the defense made that stand up Sunday in a 17-10 victory over New York 3-0 and then lose three in a row I know if you can call it slipping Giants coach Dan Reeves said definitely being flooded Dave Brown who became the Giants quarterback when they let go longtime starter Phil Simms during the offseason had more trouble throwing two interceptions He has thrown seven interceptions in the three losses were off to 3-0 we thought we had the world beat and we were excited about Brown said in one of those rough stretches a long season and the quicker we get out of this grind the better it will be for us frustrating thing about this stretch is that we were in every single game had a chance to win it and mistakes really hurt us We sustain a drive and punch it The Rams (3-4) snapped a two-game losing skid and now have beaten the Giants in six of then-last eight meetings were talking all week that this was a playoff game for Los Angeles linebacker Shane Conlan said going to turn this thing around we need to be 4-4 at the break We took one step in that Said Rams cornerback Todd Lyght: wanted to have a 500 record at the bye to keep our playoff hopes alive If we get down too far early it will be hard to All the scoring came in the first half Miller threw a 19-yard pass to Isaac Bruce 4:19 into the game after Joe Kelly intercepted pass and returned it 31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PITTSBURGH The Steelers slowed offensively after Barry Foster injured his knee turned an interception of Don only pass this season into Neil 14-yard touchdown pass and a victory also threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to John Williams as the Steelers (4-2) scored all of their points in just over three minutes of the second quarter Pittsburgh bogged down after that without Foster but the Bengals convert numerous scoring opportunities and their only touchdown came on a fake field goal Foster twisted his left knee while being pulled down for a 3-yard loss on the second play of the game and return His status for next game has not yet been determined Rookie Bam Morris replaced Foster and had 82 yards Cincinnati 0 0 7 3-10 Pittsburgh 0 14 0 Pit JLWilliams 13 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson RUSHING New York Hampton 27-112 Downs 2-4 Meggett 1-3 Brown 1-2 Los Angeles Bettis 30-88 Miller 5-13 Hester 1-4 passing New York Brown 15-27-2-165 Los Angeles Miller 13-264-197 RECEIVING New York Cross 5-47 Sherrard 4-66 Calloway 3-34 Hampton 1-7 Meggett 1-6 Lewis 1-5 Los Angeles Bettis 3-62 Drayton 3-39 Kinchen 2-29 Griffith 2-20 Bruce 1-19 Anderson 1-16 Hester 1-12 INTERCEPTIONS New York Corey Miller Los Angeles Kelly Newman Chargers: only undefeated team goes to 6-0 San Diego 14 13 6 3-36 NewOrleana 0 7 7 SD Means 16 run (Carney kick) SD Means 8 run (Carney kick) SD FG Carney 49 SD Means 1 run (Carney kick) NO Early 18 pass from Everett (Andersen kick) SD FG Carney 31 SD FG Carney 29 NO Smith 1 pass from Everett (Andersen kick) SD FG Carney 29 NO Neal 1 run (Walls pass from Everett) SD FG Carney 28 A 50565 Pit Mills 14 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick) Cln Cothran 7 pass from Johnson (Palfrey kick) Cln FG Peltry 47 A 56353 Morten Anderson wound up missing a 54-yard field goal which allowed the Chargers to start from their 45 But they could have started from Bourbon Street and it have mattered Means hammered the Saints for 44 yards on four carries and the Chargers needed just eight plays to reach the end zone for the first time Andersen missed a 38-yard field goal on New next possession and this time the Chargers who are off to their best start since opening 11-0 in 1961 let Humphries do most of the work He completed all three of his passes for 52 yards setting up eight-yard touchdown a horrible feeling to be on the sidelines and feel like you stop Mora said Continued from Page El San Diego Chargers are a good football team We come to The Chargers play an NFC style with a ball-control running game and a physical attacking defense Means gained 120 yards on 26 carries and the Chargers tacked 198 rushing yards on the Saints Defensively the Chargers sacked Jim Everett three times and also forced a turnover This game was never close The Chargers scored on seven of their first eight possessions to build a 30-14 lead The only time San Diego score was when the Chargers got the ball back on the final play of the first half and quarterback Stan Humphries knelt down to run out the clock Means rushed for three touchdowns and had two other short scoring runs nullified by holding penalties The Chargers settled for field goals on both of those possessions and John Carney wound up kicking five of them 6-0 record certainly is no Saints coach Jim Mora said Diego is an outstanding football The Chargers showed Mora just how good in the first half scoring on their first five possessions to build a 27-7 halftime lead Means scored all three of his touchdowns on runs of 16 eight and one yards and Carney kicked field goals of 49 and 31 yards Tyrone Hughes returned the opening kickoff 49 yards for New Orleans and Derek Brown scooted 16 yards around left end on the first play from scrimmage of the game That moved the Saints to the San Diego 32 in the opening minute but as good as it would get for New Orleans INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Cincinnati Broussard 12-52 Fanner 1036 Klingler 6-15 HGreen Scott 1-(minus 3) Pittsburgh Morris 21-82 Mills 1-17 O'Donnell 4-10 JL Wiliams 3-8 Foster 1 -(minus 3) PASSING Cincinnati Klingler 16-2941-143 John-aon 1-1 -0-7 Hollas 0-1 -1-0 Pittsburgh O'Donnell 15-22 0-190 RECEIVING Cincinnati Scott 4-69 Broussard 4-8 Pickens 3-34 Fenner 2-10 TiMcGee 1-16 Cothran 1-7 Sadowski 1-5 TdMcGee 1-1 Pittsburgh EGreen 630 JL Williams 4-39 Morris 2-21 Johnson 1-25 Mills 1-14 Hayes 1-11 MISSED FIELD GOALS None RUSHING San Diego Means 26-120 Bieniemy 8-53 Harmon 4-27 Humphries 2-(minus 2) New Orleans Brown 13-81 Haynes 1-15 Early 1-8 Neal 3-0 PASSING San Diego Humphries 17-29-0-186 New Orleans Everett 24-35-0-206 RECEIVING San Diego TMartin 5-51 Harmon 4-34 Young 3-41 Jefferson 2-30 Pupunu 2-20 Means 1-10 New Orleans Haynes 7-51 Early 6-58 Brown 5-29 Small 3-48 Walls 2-19 Smith 1-1 MISSED FIELD GOALS New Orleans Andersen 54 38.