FOOTBALL ROUND-UP UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Monday, September 19, 1994 B7 Chiefs bury Falcons in Georgia Dome Thomas forces two fumbles and one sack in 30-10 win The Associated Press ATLANTA — Joe Montana seems to always have his way with the Atlanta Falcons. He did again yesterday night, passing for a Georgia Dome record 361 yards and two touchdowns as the Kansas City Chiefs downed the Falcons 30-10. Montana completed 28 of 39 passes, including scoring tosses of 13 and 34 yards to J.J. Birden, as Kansas City remained unbeaten after three games. Atlanta fell to 1-2. It was Montana's seventh victory in a row in Atlanta, the other six coming when he was with the San Francisco 49ers. It also lifted his career record in starts against the Falcons to 14-5, including 12 of his last 13. ous to 14-5, including 12 of his last 13. He was intercepted twice but got plenty of help from a defense that forced the Falcons into six turnovers. There were two interceptions of Jeff George, who passed for 299 yards and Atlanta's only touchdown, a 25-yard pass to Andre Rison in the final quarter after the Chiefs had built a 23-3 lead. Derrick Thomas was the ringleader of the defense with a sack, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. The Chiefs wasted little time setting the tone when Dale Carter ended George's string of 279 passes without an interception, third-best in NFL history. Carter returned it 24 yards to the Atlanta 28, setting up the game's first touchdown. Carter stepped alongside Rison, the league's leading receiver, to make the interception on the game's fifth play. George completed his first two attempts in the game. Carter's defense on Rison was one of the keys to Kansas City's taking a 10-0 halftime lead. He simply took the Atlanta star, who had 26 catches the first two weeks, out of the game. Rison's only catch in the first half came on the last play, a 20-yard gain to the Kansas City 43, where Carter made the tackle before Rison could get out of bounds. Rison had three catches for 72 yards. It took Montana only four plays to score following Carter's interception. He overcame a holding infraction against Keith Cash with a 20-yard pass to Willie Davis at the Atlanta 16. Montana hit Birden in the end zone for a touch down. The Chiefs stretched their lead to 10-0 on Lin Elliott's 48-yard field goal in the second quarter. That score also followed an Atlanta turnover when Jaime Fields forced Eric Pegram's fumble, which Thomas scooped up and returned 11 yards to the Falcons' '21. Two holding penalties forced the Chiefs to settle for the field goal. Montana directed a 69-yard scoring drive on the first series of the second half, one that ended on Donnell Bennett's three- "I don't throw the ball hard. There's no wind to hamper the ducks I throw." Joe Montana Kansas City Chiefs quarterback yard run. Montana was the key figure in the drive, completing four passes for 47 yards, including a 23-yard pass to Davis at the Atlanta 22. Montana also scrambled for five yards on a third-and-three at the Atlanta 15, and five yards was tacked on at the end when Ron George was called for a facemack violation on the play. IRVING, Texas — There's a spy telling the Dallas Cowboys all about the Detroit Lions. Remember Rodney Peete? Last year he was quarterbacking for the Lions. This year he spilled Detroit's innermost secrets to Dallas. But the Cowboys also get a bonus this week because of Peete's knowledge of the Lions' run-and-shoot offense. "I hope we blow the Lions out by 40 points so I can get in there," said Peete NFL Standings East W L W L PF PA Miami 1 2 63 49 N.Y. Jets 2 0 48 45 Buffalo 1 2 41 58 Indianapolis 1 2 55 45 New England 0 1 70 77 West W L W PF Kansas City 3 0 54 34 San Diego 2 0 64 44 Seattle 2 0 64 16 Denver 2 0 56 62 L.A. Raiders 0 2 23 82 East Central West NFL Week 3 at a Glance W 1 W LP PF Chicago 1 1 14 39 Detroit 1 1 14 39 Green Bay 1 1 30 38 Minnesota 1 1 20 39 Tampa Bay 1 1 20 31 W L PF PA Dallas 2 0 46 26 N.Y. Giants 2 0 48 40 Philadelphia 1 0 53 50 Washington 1 1 45 52 Arizona 1 2 29 34 W L WL PF PA L.A. Rams 1 1 17 43 San Francisco 1 1 61 38 Atlanta 1 2 59 44 New Orleans 0 2 44 68 DENNER — Seeking a getwell Vermedy, all the Los Angeles Raiders' anemic offense needed was a dose of Denver defense. Jeff Hosteler, the supposedly sore-armed quarterback, threw for 338 yards and four touchdowns. HOUSTON — Buffalo's Jim Kelly and Andre Reed played a personal game of catch to set up five field goals by Doug Christie, and Bruce Smith squashed Houston's offense with four sacks. The Bills defeated the Oilers for the third consecu CHICAGO — Minnesota overwhelmed the Chicago Bears with basic football that included the passing of Warren Moon, the running of Terry Allen, the receiving of Cris Carter and an 81-yard interception return by DeWayne Washington. Eagles 13 Packers 7 PHILADELPHIHA — The Eagles defense chalked up six sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble to beat the Packers. The Eagles scored on two 26-yard field goals from Eddie Murray and a one-yard run by Randall Cunningham. Giants 31 Redskins 23 DAVE MEGGET answerws all the questions about his durability with two short touchdown runs and a 16-unit scoring pass to Aaron Pierce as the New York Giants beat the Washington Redskins on Sunday. EAST RUTHERFORD 1 ANAHEIM, Calif. — 49ers quarterback Steve Young had — even by his lofty standards, a brilliant day, completing 31 of 39 for 355 yards and two tails to also be able for a ran for a pair of scores. Jerry Rice had 11 receptions for 147 yards and a touchdown, and Taylor had seven catches for 103 yards. Dolphins 28 Jets 14 Kirby rushed for 100 yards, an injury-plagued defense intercepted four passes and Keith Jackson improvised a lateral for a touchdown Sunday as Miami handed New York its first loss. MIAMI — Interceptions, ingenuity and Terry Kirby helped the Miami Dolphins dominate the New York Jets. A crowd of 65,536 showed up at Husky Stadium, where the game was moved because the Kingdome was closed while undergoing ceiling and roof repairs. SEATTLE — Stan Humphries and Tony Martin teamed on a 99-yard touchdown pass and Stanley Richard ran back a pass interception 73 yards for a score as the San Diego Chargers spoiled Seattle's home opener 24-10 yesterday. Chargers end Seattle's streak at two The Seahawks (2-1) lost both their tailbacks, Chris Warren and Jon Vaughn, with injuries in the first half. Although Warren returned in the second half, Seattle's rushing attack was ineffective until Warren scored on an 11-yard run with 5:11 gone in the fourth quarter. In a battle of two previously unbeaten AFC West teams, the Chargers improved their record to 3-0, their best start since 1981. The Associated Press The Humphries-to-Martin play was the longest touchdown pass in Chargers' history. It was Seattle's first regular-season game ever played away from the Kingdome. For most of the game, it was up to quarterback Rick Mirer to try to move the Seahawks through the air. He was sacked six times, three by Leslie O'Neal. The Seahawks were held to 187 yards, 59 rushing. Humphries completed 19 of 29 passes for 262 yards and one touchdown. Martin caught six passes for 152 yards. Natrime Means of San Diego had 86 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. He found Martin in front of Patrick Hunter at the San Diego 35, and Martin outran Hunter to the end zone. Ahead 10-3 at halftime, the Chargers broke the game open with the touchdowns by Richard and Martin in the third quarter. Richard stepped in front of Paul Green, Mirer's intended target, at the San Diego 27 and ran down the left sideline for a touchdown with 8:32 gone in the third quarter. It was Martin's second pass interception touchdown return this season. He also ran back an interception 99 yards for a touchdown in a victory in the first week at Denver. San Diego made it 24-3 with 1:55 remaining in the third quarter. Pinned on the 1 after a sack by Brent Williams, Humphries passed from his own end zone on third-and-18. The 99-yard play broke the club record of 91 yards set by Jack Kemp and Keith Lincoln on Nov. 12, 1961. The turning point of the first half came when Vaughn lost 20 yards on a running play on second-and-goal at the San Diego 1. Vaughn, who replaced Warren after he was injured in the first quarter, was lost after Reuben Davis poked Vaughn in the left eye. The Chargers drove 51 yards in 11 plays in 5:52 for a touchdown 19 seconds before halftime for their 10-3 lead. Means bulled into the end zone from 1 yard out. The Seahawks had to settle for a 30-yard field goal by John Kasay with two minutes gone in the second quarter. San Diego's touchdown drive was kept alive by a roughing-the-passer penalty on Rufus Porter against Humphries on a third-and-10 play at the Seattle 49. The Seahawks had only 54 yards of offense in the first half and 25 came in the final 15 seconds of the half on two Mirper runs when San Diego was in a prevent defense. San Diego came back and drove 54 yards in 13 plays to the Seattle 18, where John Carney kicked a 36-yard field goal to tie the score at 3-3 at 7:49 in the second quarter. Hunter ran back an interception 51 yards down the right sideline to give Seattle the ball on the San Diego 18. Sunday $1.00 off Burgers $.75 Draws Every Chiefs Game "All You Can Eat" Taco Bar. 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