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Friday, November 11, 1994
SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NFL Week 11 Preview
A look at the top games this weekend
SAN DIEGO (7-2)
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KANSAS CITY (6-3)
Televised 3 p.m., NBC LINE — Kansas City by 3. SERIES RECORD — Chiefs lead 35-32-1.
CHARGERS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 1), PASS (No. 15), OVERALL (No. 9) QB Stan Humphries missed Sunday's game. Backup QB Gale Gilbert threw for 208 yards but could not get his team into the end zone. For the second time in three games, the offense failed to score a TD. Humphries will return Sunday. RB Natrone Means had his club-record fifth straight 100-yard game against the Falcons.
CHIEFS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 13t),
PASS (No. 4), OVERALL (No. 3)
QB Joe Montana is the AFC's top-rated
passer with an 88.3 proficiency rating,
and he leads the conference in com-
pletion percentage (64.0). Montana's
top pass blocker, T John Alt, left S
day's game with a back injury. He is
questionable this week. T Derrick
Walker, who replaced the injured Keith
Cash, has 23 catches, Walker caught
a 57-yard TD pass against the Raiders.
CHARGERS DEFENSE — RUSH (No.
4t), PASS (No.13), OVERALL (No.8t)
The defense held the Falcons to 219
total yards. CB Dwayne Harper had two
INTs on Sunday, MLB Junior Seau had
a season-lead four tackles against the
Falcons. The Defense is ranked second in the AFC with 27 sacks. Defensive ends Lesile O'Neal and Chris Mims have combined for 14.5 sacks.
The Chargers are allowing just 16.8
points a game (third in the AFC). S Stanley Richard has scored two TDs off his two INTs.
CHIEFS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 21),
PASS (No. 11), OVERALL (No. 19)
The defense had its best game on Sunday, allowing 248 total yards with five sacks, two INTs and a season-low 3 points against the Raiders. The Chiefs are tied for third in the AFC with 24 sacks. DE Neil Smith had two sacks on Sunday.
DALLAS (8-1)
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SAN FRANCISCO (7-2)
Televised 3 p.m., FOX
LINE — San Francisco by 31/2.
SERIES RECORD — The 49ers lead 9-6-
1.
COWBOYS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 4), PASS (No. 10), OVERALL (No. 6)
The Cowboys rolled up 450 total yards last week. RB Emmitt Smith ran for 163 yards on a club-record 35 carries. He is second in the NFL with 911 yards rushing and leads with 11 TDs. QB Troy Alkman is the league's second-rated passer at 97. WR Alex Harper, averaging 23 yards a catch with six TDs, had a knee injury last week and is expected to miss two to four weeks.
49ERS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 10),
PASS (No. 8), OVERALL (No. 7)
They lead the NFL in points per game
with 30.4. QB Steve Young is the
league's leading passer with a 101.8
rating. WR Jerry Rice has 52 catches,
771 yards and seven.
**COWBOYS DEFENSE** — RUSH (No. 7), PASS (No. 1), OVERALL (No. 1)
The Cowboys are allowing 254,1 yards a game after holding the Giants to just 183 yards and 11 first downs. S James Washington had his fourth INT last week to tie him for the team lead with S Daren Woodson. The Cowboys have allowed an NFC-low 120 points.
49ERS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 6), PASS (No. 7), OVERALL (No. 7)
They have held their last three opponents to under 300 total yards. S Tim McDonald scored his second TD of the season with a 7-3yard INT return. DT Dana Stubblefield leads the team with six sacks. One of the main reasons CB Deion Sanders was signed was his ability to cover WR Michael Invin. Last year, while with the Falcons, Sanders held Invin to one catch for 5 yards.
CLEVELAND(7-2)
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PHILADELPHIA (7-2)
Televised 12 p.m., NBC
LINE — Philadelphia by 6.
SERIES RECORD — The Browns lead
30-12-1.
BROWNS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 16).
PASS (No. 14), OVERALL (No. 18)
RB Leroy Hoard had a career-high of
12.3 yards nushing against the Patri-
ties. Hoard is averaging 4.9 yards per
carry this season and leads the team
with sk TDs, QB Mark Ryplen comple-
pared 14 of 28 passes for 16.4 yards and
a TD in his first start of the season. QB
Vinny Testaverde may return this
week.
EAGLES OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 6),
PASS (No. 9), OVERALL (No. 5)
QB Randall Cunningham was 15-for-
24 for 201 yards with two TDs and no
INTS against the Cardinals. WR Fred
Barnett caught 11 of Cunningham's
passes for 17 3/4 yards, including both
TDs.
BROWNS DEFENSE — RUSH (No.
14), PASS (No. 19), OVERALL (No. 16)
The Brown's had four INTS against the Patriots. S Eric Turner had two INTS last week and is tied for the NLEL lead with six. LB Pepper Johnson made 10 solo tackles and had three assists against the Patriots. The Brown's lead the NFL in points allowed per game with 12.3.
EAGLES DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 4),
PASS (No. 5), OVERALL (No. 2)
The Eagles recorded five sacks
against the Cardinals and are tied for
the lead in the NFC with 28. DT Andy
Harmon had two sacks last week and
has six for the season. DE William
Fuller leads the team with eight sacks,
though he has been shut out in the last
two games.
CHICAGO(5-4)
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MIAMI(7-2)
Televised 1 p.m., FOX LINE — Miami by 1/2. / SERIES RECORD — The Dolphins lead 5-1.
BEARS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 13), PASS (No. 16), OVERALL (No. 19) QB Steve Walsh was back at the heim and threw two TD passes last week. Walsh is 4-0 in his starts. Rookie RB Raymont Harris had a season-best, with 79 yards.RB Lewis Tillman leads the team with 497 yards rushing and four TDs.
DOLPHINS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 9),
PASS (No. 3), OVERALL (No. 1)
The team's leading receiver, FB Keith Byars, injured a knee last week and is out for season. BR Bernie Parmalee also suffered a knee injury last week and is out. Running back Irving Spikes and Mark Higgs will step in. QB Dan Marino has an 87.7 rating and leads the NFL with 19 TD passes.
BEARS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 28),
PASS (No. 2), OVERALL (No. 10)
Chicago allowed only 188 yards and nine first downs last week. They permitted a season-low 38 yards rushing to the Buccaneers. The Bears are still allowing 140 yards rushing per game and 4.8 yards per carry (last in the NFL).
DE Trace Armstrong leads the team with four sacks.
DOLPHINS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 8), PASS (No. 20), OVERALL (No. 14)
Rookie DT Tim Bowens had a team-high seven tackles against Colts.
Miami held RB Marshall Faulk to 69 yards last week. They are ranked first in the AFC with 15 INTs. Defensive ends Marco Coleman and Jeff Cross have combined for 10.5 of the team's 17 sacks.
BUFFALO (5-4)
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PITTSBURGH (6-3)
Televised 8 p.m., ABC
LINE — Pittsburgh by 2.
SERIES RECORD — The Bills lead 7-6.
LAST TIMET MET — The Steelers shut out the Bills last year 23-0.
LAST GAME — The Bills lost the game and the season series to the Jets 21-17. The Steelers pulled out in overtime to win against the Oilers 12-9 at the Astrodome.
BILLS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 7),
PASS (No. 21), OVERALL (No. 14)
RB Thurman Thomas was held to 59
yards rushing last week and the
offense gained only 95 yards on the ground. WR Andre Reed has 47 catches and is tied for fifth in the AFC. He also has 71.4 yards, making him fourth in the AFC.
STEELERS OFFENSE — RUSH (No. 2),
PASS (No. 24), OVERALL (No. 11)
QB Neil O'Donnell sprained an ankle
last week and is listed as probable for
the game. The offense scored 31
points in a week three win against the
Colts and 30 points in a week five win
over the Oilers. They have not scored
more than 17 points in any other
game.
BILLS DEFENSE — RUSH (No. 10),
PASS (No. 16), OVERALL (No. 12)
DE Bruce Smith has half of the team's
18 sacks. His nine sacks lead the AFC.
ILB Mark Maddox had his first career
INT against the Jets and made the team-high 12 tackles.
STEELERS DEFENSE — RUSH (No.
13), PASS (No. 4), OVERALL (No. 5)
The Steelers rank second in the AFC in points allowed with 146. DER Jay Seals had three of the team's six sacks versus the Oliers. They lead the NFL with 29 sacks. Middle linebackers Levon Kirkland and Chad Brown round out a strong group. S Darren Perry is tied for the NFL lead with six INTs.
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