Monday, December 7, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
The Associated Press
Elway leads Broncos' comeback, beats Chiefs
DENVER — Despite a flawed and occasionally indifferent performance, the Denver Broncos are still perfect.
John Elway drove his team to two touchdowns in the final 6:48, rallying the unbeaten Broncos to a 35-31 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday.
Denver, which overcame deficits of 14-0, 21-7 and 31-21, became only the third 13-0 team in NFL history, joining the 1934 Chicago Bears and 1972 Miami Dolphins.
Denver clinched a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with the win.
Elway completed 22 of 32 passes for 400 yards and two scores, including the game-winner — a 24-yard pass to tight end Shannon Sharpe with 3:34 remaining.
Kansas City (5-8), the more emotional
team in the early going, built its early leads thanks to two touchdown passes from Rich Gannon and Bam Morris' 1-yard scoring run.
scoring opportunities, including an endzone interception and end-zone fumble recovery.
Elway rallied the Broncos to two touchdowns in the second quarter, making it 21-21 at halftime.
The Chiefs then stopped three Denver
Gannon threw his third TD pass, a 26
warder to Joe Horn late in the third quar
Early in the final quarter, Jason Elam lined up for a 37-yard field goal try, but defensive end Leslie O'Neal
blocked it, and Jerome Woods recovered at midfield. That set up Pete Stoyanovich's 20-yard field goal for a 31-21 advantage with 8:25 remaining.
Denver's perfect season appeared finished, but Elway went to work.
Elway's medium-range pass to Willie Green turned into a 50-yard when Green broke Dale Carter's tackle, taking it to the 1-vard line, where Davis scored.
Denver's defense held and forced a punt, and Denver took possession at the 50.
Orchestrating the 47th game-saving drive of his career, Elway put the Broncos in the end zone five plays later.
Davis raised his career touchdown total to 59, breaking Marcus Allen's NFL record for most touchdowns in the first four years of a career, which was 58.
Healthy Chandler rallies Falcons; Saints pummel Cowboys
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Chris Chandler, sideline last week with a sprained right ankle, ran for one touchdown and threw for two more as the Falcons rallied from 14 points down to win their sixth straight game, 28-21 over the Indianapolis Colts yesterday.
Chandler completed 20 of 28 for 297 yards, his best game in two years with Atlanta. The NFC West-leading Falcons (11-2) went ahead by scoring three touchdowns in just longer than a three-minute span at the end of the first half and beginning the second.
Atlanta's Jamal Anderson rushed for 122 yards on 30 carries and Tony Martin caught seven passes for 140 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown in the first half. Peyton Manning was 19-of-27 for 159 yards and a touchdown for the Colts (2-11).
REDSKINS 24, CHARGERS 20
LANDOVER, Md. — Trent Green found Leslie Shepherd wide open in the right corner of the end zone for the winning 20-yard touchdown with 1:54 left.
The catch was set up by an 18-yard pass to Chris Thomas and a 17-yard punt return by Brian Mitchell, who also ran back a kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown in the first half.
The Redskins (4-9), winning back-to-back games for the first time this season, are 4-2 since starting 0-7. Terrell Fletcher ran for a career-high 122 yards, and threw a touchdown pass on a halfback option for the Chargers.
BILLS 33, BENGALS 20
CINCINNATI — Doug Flutie and Eric Moulds hooked up on a 70-yard touchdown that changed
momentum late in the first half, then put Buffalo in control with a 30-yard TD connection early in the fourth quarter.
The Bills (8-5) got their eighth win in 10 games and remained in the thick of the AFC East race by picking apart the NFL's lowest-rated defense in front of thousands of disgruntled fans.
The Bengals (2-11) lost their eight in a row, their longest losing streak since 1944. Fluice completed 18-of-30 for 319 yards — his second straight 300-yard game — but was intercepted a season-high three times.
SAINTS 22, COWBOYS 3
NEW ORLEANS — Kerry Collins threw touchdown passes of 4 and 89 yards, and the Saints held Dallas to 182 yards.
The victory kept the Saints (6-7), who lost seven of their previous nine game, alive in the NFC playoff race. The loss prevented the Cowboys (8-5) from clinching a playoff berth.
Troy Aikman passed for only 192 yards and was sacked twice by the
Saints. Emmitt Smith was held to six yards on 15 carries.
JAGUARS 37, LIONS 22
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jamie Martin, who entered the game after Mark Brunell was injured on the second play, threw a 67-yard touchdown pass on his second attempt and finished with 228 yards to lead Jacksonville over Detroit.
Fred Taylor ran for a team-record 183 yard, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark as the Jaguars (10-3) all but clinched a playoff spot and moved
three games ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Central
PATRIOTS 23, STEELERS 9
PITTSBURGH — Drew Bledsoe, playing in pain, threw an 86-vard TD pass to Terry Glenn, who finished with a team-record 193 receiving vards for New England.
Bledsoe, who led the Patriots to last-second victories the previous two weeks despite a broken index finger on his throwing hand, was 21-of-34 for 327 yards and overcame three interceptions that had backup Scott Zolak warming up late in the third quarter.
Bledsoe shook his finger in pain after nearly every pass, but still managed to lead the Patriots (8-5) to their first win in Pittsburgh since 1986. The Steelers (7-6) are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time in Bill Cowher's seven seasons as coach.
49ERS 31, PANTHERS 28
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Six days after losing tackle Bryant Young for the season with a broken leg, San Francisco blew a 21-point lead in the final 16 minutes of regulation before defeating Carolina in overtime.
A Carolina fumble set up Wade Richey's 23-yard field goal on San Francisco's first possession of
the extra period, securing a victory that assures the 49ers of at least a wild-card berth in the playoffs.
The 49ers (10-3) finished with 236 yards rushing, the most allowed by Carolina (2-11) in its nearly four-year history. Steve Young threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns and Garrison Heart rushed for 139 yards and a score as the 49ers extended their NFL record of consecutive 10-victory seasons to 16.
JETS 32, SEAHAWKS 31
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Vinny Testaverde passed for 418 yards and two TDs and ran for the winning score on a disputed fourth-down play with 20 seconds left.
Although replays showed Tes-
Although repta taverde didn't reach the end zone, a touch-down was signaled after a long delay, giving the jaws (9-4)
their sixth straight home victory and keeping them atop the AFC East.
Testaverde passed a career-high 63 times and completed 42. The AFC's top-rated passer found Keyshawn Johnson nine times for 114 yards and the touchdown that closed the Jets to 31-26. The loss all but eliminated Seattle (6-7) from playoff contention.
GIANTS 23, CARDINALS 19
TEMPE, Ariz. — Charles Way scored the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter and Brad Daluiso kicked three field goals as the New York Giants damaged Arizona's playoff hopes.
The Giants (5-8), who had lost four of their previous five games, beat the Cardinals (6-7) for the fourth straight time and seventh time in their last eight meetings.
The loss dropped Arizona into a
tie with New Orleans in the race for the final NFC wild-card spot. The Cardinals have not made the playoffs since moving to Arizona before the 1988 season.
DOLPHINS 27, RAIDERS 17
OAKLAND, Calif. — Linebackers Zach Thomas and Robert Jones returned interceptions for scores and Miami turned four first-half turnovers into 24 points to remain tied for the AFC East lead.
Thomas and Jones each had another interception in the second half and the Dolphins had a team record-tying six overall, raising their NFL-leading total to 26 this season. Miami also sacked Donald Hollas eight times.
Dan Marino had a 19-yard scoring pass to Oronde Gadsden and Olindo Mare kicked field goals of 47 and 25 yards for the Dolphins (9-4). The Raiders (7-6) have lost four of their last five games.
OILER'S 16, RAVENS 14
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Al Del Greco kicked three field goals, including two 48-yarders, as Tennessee broke a two game losing skid.
The Oilers (7-6) had to hold off one last comeback bid by Baltimore's Jim Harbaugh. He moved the Ravens (5-8) 80 yards and hit Floyd
Turner with a 20-yard touchdown pass with 1:46 left, making it 16-14.
The Ravens forced Tennessee to punt, and Harbaugh got the ball back with 1:18 to go. Two plays later, Harbaugh's pass was tipped by rookie Samari Rolle and intercepted by Steve Jackson, sealing the victory.
Bucs' receiver hopes to make a difference against Packers
The Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Bert Emanuel for a better chance to beat the Green Bay Packers.
Now, if they could only get the receiver on the field against the two time defending NFC champions, they might find out if he can make a difference.
The Packers (8-4) have beaten the Bucs (5-7) six straight times, and one of the reasons why has been Green Bay's ability to shut down the passing game.
Tampa Bay signed Emanuel, who averaged 71 receptions the past three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, to a four-year, $16.4 million contract last winter, hoping his speed and experience would give the Bucs the deep threat needed to make the offense work against the Packers.
Despite gaining 217 yards rushing in one of its three losses to Green Bay last season, Tampa Bay has fallen behind early in each of the past six meetings and averaged just 90 yards a game on the ground.
And quarterback Trent Dilfer has been unable to pick up the slack with the passing game — in part because of the inability of his receivers to beat tight Packers coverage off the line of scrimmage.
Emanuel might help, provided the Bucs could get him on the field to face the team most people thought they'd be chasing for the division title this year.
He missed a Sept. 13 meeting between the teams after spraining his left ankle the week before in the season opener at Minnesota. Now, he's listed as questionable for tonight's rematch after injuring the same ankle diving for a low pass in practice Friday.
"If he can run by game time, we'll let him play." Bucs coach Tony Dungy said. "There's no major damage. The MRI was negative. There's nothing structural like the first time, just ankle sprain."
Emanuel, who has 32 catches for 478 yards and one touchdown, missed four games after spraining the ankle against the Vikings. He said it never fully healed but he remained optimistic that he would be able to play tonight.
"I if can go, I'm definitely going to be out there. I'm not thinking worst-case scenario right now. I want everybody else to think positive (too)," said Emanuel, who doesn't plan to test the ankle until pregame warmups.
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