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The Olympian from Olympia, Washington • 22

Publication:
The Olympiani
Location:
Olympia, Washington
Issue Date:
Page:
22
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The Olympian Monday November 23 1987 4D Seahawks 34 Chargers 3 Brian 'The Boz' Bosworth Seattle runs away with Charger game From page ID Diego counterattacked Mark Herrmann starting at quarterback in place of the injured Dan Fouts passed the Chargers down to the Seattle 13 where the drive stalled and Vince Abbott knocked in a 33-yard field goal to cut lead to 10-3 As it turned out that was all the closer the Chargers would get Seattle responded with a 73-yard drive of its own capped by Curt five-yard touchdown run with 6:13 left in the first half When the Seahawks opened the second half with a razzle-dazzle drive that ended with Krieg diving into the comer of the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown the Chargers were staring at a 24-3 deficit The back-breaking play in the touchdown drive came when Krieg broke out of the pocket and headed upfield After a 10-yard gain he lateralled to the trailing Warner who added another 27 yards and reached the Charger 11 Krieg scored on the next play Seattle added a 22-yard Johnson field goal at the end of the third period and closed out the scoring when Krieg and Steve Largent combined for a five-yard touchdown with 9:14 left to play played well but to me the key guy was Dave said Moore did what we expected him to do He did what he did during bur last five games last Krieg who struggled in the loss to the New York Jets and last Sunday in the win over Green Bay hit 19 of 26 passes for 246 yards He had two touchdowns and no interceptions He also ran for 33 yards nearly double San rushing total put pressure on him and force him but take said San Mike Charles played against a quarterback with moves like was very very sharp said Largent who extended to 147 his NFL record for consecutive games in which he has caught a pass Largent finished die game with five catches for 84 yards and the touchdown Largent now needs only 21 yards to overtake Don Maynard as No 2 on the all-time receiving yardage list Largent is already No 2 on the all-time reception list with 736 and No 2 in career touchdown passes with 93 Krieg got plenty of offensive help from running back Curt Warner Despite playing with a painful turf toe injury Warner carried 23 times for 119 yards It was his third 100-yard rushing game of the season and 19th of his career was a bad day said San Diego nose tackle Chuck Ehin we playing that bad but he (Warner) was making us look bad got to give him Seattle's offensive line opens a hole for Warner (28) during game Seahawk cornerback Terry Taylor heads upfield with the football after picking off a Charger pass Hawks' Curt Warner protects the ball as he encounters tacklers Warner rushed for one touchdown and 119 yards in Saturday's 343 Seahawks victory over the division-leading San Diego Chargers At left fullback John Williams scored once and rushed for 61 yards Olympian photos by Dick Milligan I.

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