UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, November 29,1993
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Montana-led Chiefs stampede Buffalo
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Even a less-than-perfect Joe Montana is better than no Joe at all.
So rusty from a three-week layoff that he dropped a center snap, Montana returned to Kansas City's lineup yesterday and threw two touchdown passes and lead the Chiefs past Buffalo 23-7.
"I didn't think I played that well," said Montana, who had missed three games after reinjuring his left hamstring Oct. 31. "I felt a little pressure about not wanting to make bad plays after being out for a while. I'm sure people were watching for that."
Montana hit 18 of 32 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns and his second interception as a Chief.
A defense that yielded 190 rushing yards in a loss last week to Chicago surrendered a season-low 43 yards to the Bills.
The Chiefs, 8-3, maintained their one-game lead over Denver in the AFC West and dropped the three-time AFC champion Bills, 8-3, one game behind Miami in the AFC East.
Montana, who played only 14 of the Chiefs' first 40 quarters, was 10-for-17 in the first half, with an interception. But he was sharper after intermission
while directing a seven-play, 80-yard march that gave the Chiefs a 17-17 lead. Four of his passes were either tipped or batted down at the line.
Montana hit Marcus Allen for an 18- yard touchdown in the first half and flipped a 1-yard score to a wide-open Keith Cash in the third. Nick Lowery added three field goals as the Chiefs, for the fifth straight year, avoided a second straight loss at home.
With 1,442 points, Lowery moved past Jim Turner for No. 4 on the NFL's all-time list.
Kelly drove the Bills 80 yards on 13 plays to seize a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. From the Kansas City 21, Kelly dumped the ball to Pete Metzelaars for 12 yards, then Kenneth Davis dragged two tacklers into the end zone on the next play.
Kelly sat out the final minutes with a slight left-ankle injury.
The Chiefs' only offensive spark in the first half came with the help of a turnover. Lewis knocked the ball out of Andre Reed's hands and Charles Mincy fell on it as it was about to roll out of bounds at the Bills' 28.
On third-and-9 from the 18, Montana flipped the ball to Allen on the 16, and the veteran dragged Matt Darby into the end zone for his 108th career touchdown.
West
Kansas City 6 4 0 400
Denver 6 5 0 340
L.A. Raiders 6 5 0 330
San Diego 6 5 0 320
Central
Houston 7.4 4.0 40-20
Pittsburgh 6.5 6.0 22-0
Cleveland 5.6 3.1 31-0
Cincinnati 1.10 0.6 00-1
East
Miami 9.2 0 4.2-0
Buffalo 8.3 0 4.2-0
Cincinnati 7.0 0 1.4-0
Indianapolis 3.7 1.0 1.4-0
New England 3.1 0 1.4-0
West
*Chicago 10, Detroit 6
*Miami 16, Dallas 14
Atlanta 17, Cleveland 14
Cincinnati 16, L.A. Raiders 10
New Orleans, Minnesota 14
Oklahoma City 0
Green Bay 13, Tampa Bay 10
Philadelphia 17, Washington 14
Denver 7, Seattle 19
N.Y. Giants 7, Cincinnati 7
N.Y. Giants 19, Phoenix 17
San Francisco 35, L.A. Rams 10
Houston 23, Pittsburgh 3
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W L T Div.
San Francisco 8 3 0 7
New Orleans 7 3 0 8
Atlanta 5 6 0 3-0
L.A. Rams 6 0 3-0
Central
Detroit 7 4 0 2-30
Green Bay 7 4 0 1-10
Milwaukee 6 5 0 4-00
Minnesota 5 6 0 4-20
Tampa Bay 3 8 0 2-50
East
N.Y. Giants 8 3 0 5-10
Dallas 7 0 4 1-10
Washington 5 2 4 1-10
Phoenix 3 8 0 3-10
Washington 2 9 0 1-60
Montana moved the Chiefs 59 yards in 12 plays to set up Lowery's 30-yarder for a 10-7 lead in the second period.
Cash was all by himself for Montana's 1-yard pass for the TD. Saleamua, whose fumble return for a touchdown keyed the Chiefs' victory
over Green Bay on Nov. 8, hauled in a fluttery pass that Kelly put up as Neil Smith was crashing into his blind side. The bulky noseguard returned it 13 yards to the 17 and Lowery made it 20-7 with a 22-yarder.
With 5:11 left, Lowery connected on a 34-varder for a 23-7 lead.
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