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[young2rice]

1992 Regular Season - Week 1 Games
==========================================

New York Jets (0-0)
vs.

Buffalo Bills (0-0)

Game Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 5 mph
Temp: 52 Degrees

Team Injuries
-------------------
New York Jets
------------------------
No Injuries

Buffalo Bills
------------------------
HB - Thurman Thomas - Torn Tricep - Will Not Play (7 Weeks)


(Italics = Turnover, Bold = Score)
Drive Summary
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1st Quarter
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Drive 1-Bills - Joe Prokop - Punt - (8:33)
Drive 2-Jets - Chris Gardocki - Punt - (7:45)
Drive 3-Bills - Harvey Williams - 6 Yd TD Run - Score: 7-0 Buf - (5:49)
Drive 4-Jets - Chris Gardocki - Punt - (4:03)
Drive 5-Bills - Joe Prokop - Punt - (2:12)
Drive 6-Jets - Ken O'Brien to Al Toon - 72 Yd TD Rec - Score: 7-7 Tie - (0:54)
Drive 7-Bills - Jason Staurovsky - 50 Yd FG Att - No Good - (0:00)

2nd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Jets - Chris Gardocki - Punt - (8:35)
Drive 2-Bills - Joe Prokop - Punt - (7:49)
Drive 3-Jets - Fuad Reveiz - 48 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 10-7 Nyj - (5:57)
Drive 4-Bills - Jason Staurovsky - 46 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 10-10 Tie - (1:45)
Drive 5-Jets - Chris Gardocki - Punt - (1:32)
Drive 6-Bills - Jim Kelly - INTERCEPTED (J.Hasty, 51 Yd TD rtrn) - Score: 17-10 Nyj - (1:18)
Drive 7-Bills - Jim Kelly - INTERCEPTED (J.Hasty, 2 Yd rtrn) - Nyj 13yd ln - (0:39)
Drive 8-Jets - Chris Gardocki - Punt - (0:30)
Drive 9-Bills - End Half - (0:00)


3rd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Jets - Chris Gardocki - Punt - (6:44)
Drive 2-Bills - Jim Kelly - INTERCEPTED (C.Mack, 24yd rtrn) - Buf 40yd ln - (3:37)
Drive 3-Jets - Chris Gardocki - Punt - (2:28)
Drive 4-Bills - Turnover On Downs - Nyj 41yd ln - (0:00)


4th Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Jets - Fuad Reveiz - 44 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 20-10 Nyj - (7:21)
Drive 2-Bills - Raghib Ismail - FUMBLE (FF: J.Hasty, FR: L.Lyles, 0yd rtrn) - Buf 25yd ln - (7:17)
Drive 3-Jets - Fuad Reveiz - 35 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 23-10 Nyj - (5:39)
Drive 4-Bills - Jim Kelly to Raghib Ismail - 64 Yd TD Rec - Score: 23-17 Nyj - (4:17)
Drive 5-Jets - Chris Gardocki - Punt - (0:51)
Drive 6-Bills - Jim Kelly - INTERCEPTED (E.McMillan, 11yd rtrn) - Buf 17yd ln - (0:17)
Drive 7-Jets - End Game - (0:00)


Game Summary: The story of this game was the New York Jets secondary, and the lack of run production for the Bills. In the first quarter things started off well for Buffalo as Harvey Williams was kicking into gear in substitution for an injured Thurman Thomas and he scampered for a 6 yard touchdown to give the Bills the first and only lead they would have all game. A few drives later with back and fourth punts led to the Jets tieing the game up on a Ken O'Brien drill to Al Toon for 72 yards. The touchdown would then be followed by a missed Staurovsky field goal on the next drive for the Bills.

In the 2nd quarter is when things started going downhill for Buffalo as each teams kicker nailed a field goal to keep it at a 10-10 tie. But then Jim Kelly threw an interception to Jets cornerback, James Hasty. Hasty would return the interception 51 yards for a defensive touchdown to put the Jets up 17-10. On the following drive Jim Kelly threw yet another interception to James Hasty. This time however Hasty was unable to return it to the house.

In the 3rd quarter, frustrated, the Bills finally came out again and resulted in the 3rd consecutive drive with an interception. Jim Kelly tossed a ball to nobody in particular and newly acquired corner, Cedric Mack intercepted the ball. A few punts and a turnover on downs as the Bills attempted to go for it on 4th and inches, failing, ended the 3rd.

In the final quarter of play Fuad Reveiz hit a field goal early, Jets lead 20-10. Raghib Ismail for the Bills made a mistake as James Hasty forced a fumble and it was recovered by Jets defender Lester Lyles. This turnover resulted in more points ad Fuad Reveiz hit a 35 yard field goal to stretch the lead 23 to 10. Attempting late game heroics and trying to make up for his 3 consecutive drives with an interception Jim Kelly ended up finding Raghib Ismail streaking down the field for a 64 yard touchdown to make it interesting as the game was now 23-17 Jets with 4:17 left in the game. The Jets were unable to run the clock out completely before punting at 0:51 and giving the Bills the ball back. The Bills started to march but the interception bug reared it's ugly head once again for Jim Kelly as Erik McMillan picked off a pass with 17 seconds left in the game and ended all hopes of a miraculous comeback victory for the Bills.


Game Box Score
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Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
Jets                7   10    0    6    0         23
Bills               7    3    0    7    0         17

Individual Player Statistics
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New York Jets
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Individual Stats: Jets
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Ken O'Brien                      8   21  135   38   6.4    0    1    0   72   76.5

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Blair Thomas                    31   85   2.7   10    0    0
Brad Baxter                      3    5   1.6    3    0    0
Ken O'Brien                      1   -1  -1.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Al Toon                          2   81  40.5   72    1    0   60
Terance Mathis                   5   43   8.5   16    0    0    1
Rob Moore                        1   11  11.0   11    0    0    2
Mark Boyer                       0    0   0.0    0    0    1    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Fuad Reveiz                      3    3  100          0    2    2  100          0        0          0
Chris Gardocki                   0    0    0          0    0    0    0          0        6          0

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Chris Gardocki                   8  306  38.2   49      0    2          2

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Terance Mathis                   4   65  16.2    0   20

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Terance Mathis                   1    1   1.0    1    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
James Hasty                      9    1    0    1    0    0    1    2   53  26.5           0        0
Kyle Clifton                     6    4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           3        0
Erik McMillan                    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   11  11.0           1        0
Joe Kelly                        5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Mo Lewis                         4    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Don Odegard                      3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Brian Washington                 3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Cedric Mack                      3    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   22  22.0           1        0
Jeff Lageman                     2    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Marvin Washington                2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Darren Carrington                2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Lester Lyles                     1    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Leroy Irvin                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Dennis Byrd                      1    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Gerald Dixon                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Scott Mersereau                  1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Brad Baxter                          6             0
Jeff Criswell                        4             0
Jim Sweeney                          2             0
Dave Cadigan                         2             0
Mike Haight                          2             0
John Fina                            1             0

Buffalo Bills
----------------------------

Individual Stats: Bills
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Jim Kelly                       18   40  365   45   9.1    1    1    4   64   46.3

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Harvey Williams                 23   39   1.6   10    1    0
Jamie Mueller                    1    2   2.0    2    0    0
Jim Kelly                        1    0   0.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Raghib Ismail                    4  134  33.5   64    1    1   33
Andre Reed                       5  125  25.0   49    0    0   22
Jeff Graham                      6   77  12.8   17    0    2    9
Jamie Mueller                    2   16   8.0   15    0    0   15
Keith McKeller                   1   13  13.0   13    0    2    0
Steve Tasker                     0    0   0.0    0    0    1    0
Harvey Williams                  0    0   0.0    0    0    1    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Jason Staurovsky                 1    2   50          0    2    2  100          0        0          0
Joe Prokop                       0    0    0          0    0    0    0          0        4          0

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Joe Prokop                       3  111  37.0   42      0    0          0

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Raghib Ismail                    6  133  22.1    0   40

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Raghib Ismail                    2    2   1.0    2    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Shane Conlan                    11    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Joey Browner                     4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Everson Walls                    4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           3        0
Kirby Jackson                    3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Darryl Talley                    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Cornelius Bennett                3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Vencie Glenn                     3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Bruce Smith                      3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Jeff Wright                      3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Mike Lodish                      2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Nate Odomes                      2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Darryl Williams                  2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Keith McKeller                   1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Pete Metzelaars                  1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Raghib Ismail                    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Dexter Manley                    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Harvey Williams                  1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Marvcus Patton                   1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
John Davis                           3             1
Kent Hull                            3             0
Jamie Mueller                        2             0
Will Wolford                         2             0
Raghib Ismail                        2             0
Tootie Robbins                       2             0
Harvey Williams                      1             0
Jeff Graham                          1             0
Jim Ritcher                          1             0

Player of the Game
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Jets- CB - James Hasty - 9 Tak - 1 Loss - 1 FF - 2 Int - 1 TD


Game Pictures
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Left: Harvey Williams starts the game right for the Bills as he waltz's in this 6 yard rush for the first touchdown of the game, 7-0 Buffalo.
Right: Ken O'Brien and Al Toon decide to tie things up as O'Brien nails Toon and he bolts down field on this 72 yard touchdown pass with 54 seconds remaining in the 1st quarter.


Left: Fuad Reveiz was an integral part of the Jets offense today as he accumulated 11 of the team's 23 points on field goals and extra points.
Right: James Hasty's hot day starts with this interception of Jim Kelly which he turns around, turns on the Jets, and flies to the end zone on a 51 yard touchdown return to give the Jets the lead 17 to 10. The Bills would never recover from this demoralizing play.


Left: James Hasty decides to prove that it wasn't a fluke by picking Jim Kelly off again on the very next drive.
Right: Cedric Mack was jealous of Hasty having all the fun and on the 3rd consecutive drive Jim Kelly gets picked off by a Jet defender. This turnover would lead to 3 more points off of a Reveiz field goal.


Left: Jim Kelly at least put something up on his horrible day so far as he managed to toss this ball to Raghib Ismail. Ismail used his speed to break free and scamper to paydirt for a 64 yard touchdown pass to make it 23-17 Jets with only 4:17 left in the game. Kelly hoping to piece together a comeback drive late in the game after the Bills defense stops the Jets on the following drive.
Right: As Kelly starts to work the field in hopes of late game heroics he is cut short for the 4th time on the night, this time by Erik McMillan as he is picked off with 17 seconds left in the game, sealing the Bills fate.


Game Notes
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-Harvey Williams struggled with a 1.6 avg despite the touchdown, and Blair Thomas had a decent 87 yard game but on a 2.7 avg. Upped the run sliders a teeny bit.
-Jim Kelly surprisingly suffered in accuracy today as he threw 4 interceptions and only completed 45% of his passes. Ken O'Brien also only completed 38% of his passes so I upped quarterback accuracy a bit.

[young2rice]

Can Dave Krieg Lead Lions to Greatness?

AP - This off-season was a big year for the Detroit Lions as their already prolific offense, thanks to the run game of Barry Sanders, got even better. During free agency the Lions made a splash and signed veteran quarterback Dave Krieg to a 2 year deal. It'll be interesting to see how the Lions offense adapts to their new signal caller.

There's no doubt the Lions are a monster on offense thanks to their outstanding run game in Barry Sanders, however, their passing game has left much to be desired as of late. A quarterback controversy has brewed between Erik Kramer and Rodney Peete. It started in 1990 when Rodney Peete was the teams go-ahead starter. While he did lead the team to an 11-5 record and a playoff birth, it was more to do with Sanders 1,621 yards on the ground than Peete's production. However Peete did have 2,356 yards a 52% completion rate and 16 touchdowns with 19 picks for a 63.0 quarterback rating. Lae in the season he went down for one game that Erik Kramer stepped in for and went 21 of 35 (60%) for 224 yards 1 touchdown and 2 picks for a 64.4 quarterback rating. In the playoffs Kramer won a game for the Lions before they lost and went back to Detroit. However this started the insider talk about having Kramer start over Peete.

In 1991 the Lions continued with Rodney Peete as the starter after a tough training camp battle and decided he knew the offense best. During the regular season however he struggled with 1,407 yards a 49% completion rate with 9 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for a 59.0 quarterback rating. Peete then suffered a minor injury that would keep him out for a couple of weeks but the Lions took this opportunity to make the call and make the switch. Erik Kramer was then named the starter for the remainder of the season and he had 1,057 yards with a 50% completion rate and 6 touchdowns with 7 interceptions for a 59.0 quarterback rating. Once again, while not amazing numbers, he still barely managed to edge out Peete in production, all the while having less turnovers. However Barry Sanders once again was the main catalyst for Detroit's success as they repeated an 11-5 playoff birth season off of his 396 carries for 1,800 yards and 12 touchdowns.

This year however will be completely different. The Detroit Lions decided they had enough of quarterback carousels and mediocre production and went and grabbed one of the better quarterbacks in the league in ex-Seahawk, Dave Krieg. The 5 consecutive Pro Bowls player brings skill to the quarterback position that the Lions have not had for some time. He has thrown for five 3,000+ yard seasons, 2 in the last 3, something the Lions have not seen since Gary Danielson in 1984. Krieg has also managed to throw 21+ touchdowns for 7 out of the last 8 seasons. A Lions quarterback has not thrown 21+ touchdowns since Earl Morrall did it in 1963, 29 years ago. There is no doubt that Krieg is a different beast that the Lions are unfamiliar with, and it will completely change the way the team plays offense. Along with Dave Krieg came Webster Slaughter to the Lions, a top tier wide receiver who will be joining Richard Johnson to make the Lions passing game even more aggressive. Slaughter and Johnson will become one of the better skilled tandems in the league and with Willie Green progressing at the 3rd wide receiver spot the Lions are set at that position.

The only thing the Lions need to take care of is to get Krieg gelled with the rest of the offense. Once they click it could become a dangerous thing as defenses try to figure out whether to protect against Krieg's cannon arm, or crowd the box in hopes of stopping the elusive Barry Sanders. The first team that will get a crack at stopping the Lions are the Chicago Bears so if any defense will be capable of doing so they are definitely one of the more capable ones.

[young2rice]

1992 Regular Season - Week 1 Games
==========================================

Chicago Bears (0-0)
vs.

Detroit Lions (0-0)

Game Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 0 mph
Temp: 78 Degrees

Team Injuries
-------------------
Chicago Bears
------------------------
WR - Herman Moore - Strained Quadricep - Will Play

Detroit Lions
------------------------
No Injuries


(Italics = Turnover, Bold = Score)
Drive Summary
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1st Quarter
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Drive 1-Lions - Dave Krieg to Richard Johnson - 65 Yd TD Rec - Score: 7-0 Det - (9:35)
Drive 2-Bears - Neal Anderson - 1 Yd TD Run - Score: 7-7 Tie - (5:55)
Drive 3-Lions - Dave Krieg to Richard Johnson - 68 Yd TD Rec - Score: 14-7 Det - (4:08)
Drive 4-Bears - Maury Buford - Punt - (2:50)
Drive 5-Lions - Dave Krieg - INTERCEPTED (R.Rivera, 12yd rtrn) - Det 14yd ln - (0:48)
Drive 6-Bears - Neal Anderson - 10 Yd TD Run - Score: 14-14 Tie - (0:00)


2nd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Lions - Jim Arnold - Punt - (10:28)
Drive 2-Bears - Mark Vlasic - INTERCEPTED (R.Crockett, 0yd rtrn) - Det 15yd ln - (6:23)
Drive 3-Lions - Jim Arnold - Punt - (4:05)
Drive 4-Bears - Maury Buford - Punt - (3:48)
Drive 5-Lions - Scott Norwood - 55 Yd FG Att - No Good - (1:14)
Drive 6-Bears - Maury Buford - Punt - (0:15)
Drive 7-Lions - End Half

3rd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Bears - Maury Buford - Punt - (9:23)
Drive 2-Lions - Jim Arnold - Punt - (8:37)
Drive 3-Bears - Kevin Butler - 47 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 17-14 Chi - (4:27)
Drive 4-Lions - Jim Arnold - Punt - (3:38)
Drive 5-Bears - Mark Vlasic - INTERCEPTED (M.Cofer, 2yd rtrn) - Chi 36yd ln - (2:51)
Drive 6-Lions - Scott Norwood - 47 Yd FG Att - No Good - (1:39)
Drive 7-Bears - Mark Vlasic to Ed McCaffrey - 5 Yd TD Rec - Score: 24-14 Chi - (0:00)


4th Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Lions - Jim Arnold - Punt - (6:41)
Drive 2-Bears - Neal Anderson - 13 Yd TD Run - Score: 31-14 Chi - (3:56)
Drive 3-Lions - Jim Arnold - Punt - (3:18)
Drive 4-Bears - Maury Buford - Punt - (0:21)
Drive 5-Lions - End Game - Chi 49yd ln - (0:00)


Game Summary: What started out a close contest quickly became one-sided late in the game as these two powerhouse teams with new additions tried to work out the kinks early in the season.

In the very first drive of the game Lions fans cheered their newest addition when Dave Krieg bombed a ball 65 yards to Richard Johnson for the opening touchdown. Lions fans could already feel their pride beaming as they finally added a passing game to Detroit. However on the following drive the Bears offensive unit was methodical and unfazed as they marched down field and capped it off with a goaline touchdown push by Neal Anderson to tie the game up. On the following drive Dave Krieg had a case of deja vu as he lobbed the ball 68 yards to Richard Johnson for a second touchdown. The Lions domination on offense was surprising to the Chicago secondary and Detroit fans were going crazy at this preview of what is to come for the season. Then the Lions defense stepped up and stopped the Bears, giving them the ball back. This time however Krieg was brought down to reality as he tossed an interception to Ron Rivera who essentially sucked all momentum Detroit had for the rest of the game. On the following drive Neal Anderson scampered for his 2nd touchdown of the game already on a 10 yard run to make it 14-14.

In the second quarter the Lions did nothing but punt or miss field goals. Scott Norwood attempted a late 55 yarder that was short leaving the Lions score-less in the 2nd quarter despite picking off a Mark Vlasic pass with Ray Crockett's great hands. The Bears were also unable to capitalize as they punted the ball in what was a back-and-fourth defensive struggle.

In the 3rd quarter things started the same until the Bears offense got close enough to let Kevin Butler hit a 47 yard field goal and give the Bears the lead for the first time in the game 17-14 with 4:27 left. On the following Bear drive Vlasic threw his 2nd interception, this time to Lions linebacker Michael Cofer. The Lions tried to capitalize on the turnover as their offense got them into field goal range but once again Scott Norwood was unable to get it as he was wide right on a 47 yard field goal attempt, leaving points off the board. The Bears decided to put their knife up to the Lions jugular as Vlasic stepped it up and ended up hitting youngster Ed McCaffrey on a 5 yard pass for a touchdown. The score would put the Bears in a commanding 24-14 lead at the end of the 3rd quarter.

In the final quarter of play the Lions at up the first 6 minutes of the quarter but ended up being forced to punt. The Bears made them pay for that as their offense marched down field and Neal Anderson ran in a 13 yard touchdown for his 3rd on the night. The final touchdown would be the stake in Detroit's heart as the Bears won 31 to 14.

Game Box Score
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Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
Bears              14    0    3   14    0         31
Lions              14    0    0    0    0         14

Individual Player Statistics
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Chicago Bears
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PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Mark Vlasic                     21   39  250   53   6.4    1    1    2   23   60.8

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Neal Anderson                   29  112   3.8   20    3    0
Brad Muster                      3   18   6.0    7    0    0
Sam Porter                       1    0   0.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Ron Morris                       7   90  12.8   18    0    1   14
Pat Beach                        6   84  14.0   18    0    1    4
Herman Moore                     6   70  11.6   23    0    1    1
Ed McCafferey                    2    6   3.0    5    1    1    3

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Kevin Butler                     1    1  100          0    4    4  100          0        0          0
Maury Buford                     0    0    0          0    0    0    0          0        5          0

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Maury Buford                     5  216  43.1   50      0    2          1

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Dennis Gentry                    1   17  17.0    0   17

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Dennis Gentry                    2   10   5.0   10    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Mike Singletary                  8    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Wayne Haddix                     6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Mark Carrier                     6    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Donnell Woolford                 3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
William Perry                    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Jim Morrissey                    2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Lamuel Stinson                   2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Ron Rivera                       2    2    0    0    0    0    0    1   10  10.0           2        0
Shaun Gayle                      2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           3        0
Kurt Barber                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Dante Jones                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Trace Armstrong                  1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Neal Anderson                    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
John Roper                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Herman Moore                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
John Mangum                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Brad Muster                          6             0
Jimbo Covert                         4             0
Tom Thayer                           3             0
Pat Beach                            2             0
Ray Roberts                          2             0
Mark Bortz                           2             1
Neal Anderson                        2             0
Cap Boso                             1             0
Jay Hilgenberg                       1             0
Ron Morris                           1             0

Detroit Lions
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PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Dave Krieg                      14   30  249   46   8.2    0    2    1   68   83.8

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Barry Sanders                   18   25   1.3    7    0    1
Sammy Winder                     1   15  15.0   15    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Richard Johnson                  7  177  25.2   68    2    0   99
Willie Green                     5   50  10.0   13    0    0    7
Kerry Cash                       1   14  14.0   14    0    0    1
Webster Slaughter                1    8   8.0    8    0    2    0
Jeff Campbell                    0    0   0.0    0    0    1    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Scott Norwood                    0    2    0          0    2    2  100          0        0          0
Jim Arnold                       0    0    0          0    0    0    0          0        3          2

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Jim Arnold                       6  263  43.8   53      0    0          0

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Mel Gray                         5  101  20.1    0   28

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Mel Gray                         1    1   1.0    1    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Michael Cofer                   10    3    0    0    0    0    0    1    1   1.0           2        0
Chris Spielman                   9    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Ray Crockett                     9    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    0   0.0           1        0
William White                    5    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
George Jamison                   4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Keith Ferguson                   3    2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Darryll Lewis                    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Bruce McNorton                   3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Bennie Blades                    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Skip McClendon                   1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Keith McCants                    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Pat Eilers                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Dave Krieg                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Sammy Winder                         4             0
Brian Blados                         3             0
Tom Ricketts                         2             0
Eric Andolsek                        1             0
Barry Sanders                        1             0
Webster Slaughter                    1             0
Kevin Glover                         1             0

Player of the Game
-------------------------------------------
Bears - HB - Neal Anderson - 29 Att - 3.8 Avg - 112 Yds - 3 TD


Game Pictures
--------------------------------------------

Left: Dave Krieg's first pass as a Detroit Lion is a big one as he hits Richard Johnson on this 65 yard bomb for the touchdown, giving Lions fans hope for the future.
Right: The Bears managed to answer right back as they march down the field and then Neal Anderson pounds through the goal line on this 1 yard touchdown run.


Left: The Chicago Bears cornerback barely misses tipping this ball away. The perfectly thrown football by Dave Krieg nestles nicely into Richard Johnson's hands as he blazes untouched 68 yards for his 2nd touchdown making it 14-7 Detroit.
Right: The Bears decide to stop Dave Krieg's momentum as Ron Rivera manages to intercept this pass and give the Bears the ball back.


Left: Capitalizing off of the Ron Rivera interception the Bears use the short field to their advantage and have Neal Anderson dive into the end zone on this 10 yard run for the score to tie the game at 14 a piece.
Right: Ray Crockett manages to read Herman Moore's route perfectly and gets in position to intercept this Mark Vlasic pass.


Left: Bears kicker Kevin Butler nails this 47 yard field goal that gives the Bears the lead for first time in the game 17-14.
Right: Mark Vlasic makes his second mistake of the game as Michael Cofer hides behind the size of his d-line and waits for the perfect moment to raise his hands up and snag this pass out of the sky.


Left: In a defensive misread Vlasic manages to find Ed McCaffrey left wide open near the sidelines. However McCaffrey almost lost his footing as he had to use his hands to keep him up as he changed directions and tumbled into the end zone on this 5 yard pass.
Right: With solid blocking from Brad Muster and newly acquired tight end Pat Beach, Neal Anderson makes a great cut near the end zone and walks in for a 13 yard touchdown run to put the Bears over the top 31 to 14.


Game Notes
--------------------------------------------
-Barry Sanders struggled to run, granted it was the Bears defense but it shouldn't have been as bad. Despite that though Neal Anderson ran well. (seems to be a pattern of 1 hb doing shitty and the other doing decent)
-Dave Krieg had a good debut but unfortunately seemed to stop caring after the 1st quarter as nothing else happened for him all day.
-Webster Slaughter had an inauspicious opening as a Lion as well as he only had 1 catch for 8 yards and 2 drops. So much for becoming a wide receiver power tandem with Richard Johnson.
-Neal Anderson was just plain unstoppable.

[young2rice]

Do Or Die Time For Jeff George?

AP - The Indianapolis Colts are hoping that Jeff George is going to pan out into the franchise quarterback that they expected him to become when they originally drafted him in 1990. The #1 pick has spent the past two seasons starting for the Colts who went from 9-7 in 1990 to 7-9 in 1991. This year the Colts are expecting better things out of George.

In 1990 the Colts had a solid 9-7 year thanks to the great running attack of Eric Dickerson. Jeff George did his best to move the passing game along but Dickerson's dominance only allowed him to go for 2,283 yards, 52% completion rate, with 14 touchdowns and 14 interceptions for a 63.4 quarterback rating. The Colts leading receiver was Bill Brooks with 66 catches, needless to say the Colts passing game suffered the rookie kinks. George however did a good job of leading the Colts to an above .500 record as well as keeping his turnovers to a minimum with a 1:1 ratio of scores to picks. This was a solid foundation to improve upon over the next few seasons.

Unfortunately for Indianapolis improvement is not what Jeff George did in his sophomore year as the teams starting quarterback. In 1991 the Colts regressed to a 7-9 record with George throwing for 2,506 yards, 58% completion rate with 16 touchdowns but 21 interceptions for a 66.4 quarterback rating. While numbers wise he had more yards, a better completion rate and 2 more touchdowns, he also had 150% interceptions with 21 total. Not only did George had 21 picks but he fumbled the football 9 times giving him 30 total turnovers for the Colts, a large reason for their lack of success.

This year however is going to be tough for George as he no longer has the star ability of Eric Dickerson in his backfield. While the Colts did acquire ex-Bronco runningback, Bobby Humphrey, there is a big difference between Humphrey and one of the all-time leading rushers Eric Dickerson. With Dickerson leaving teams may be able to focus more on attacking the pass game and George is going to suffer. If Jeff George doesn't improve here in his 3rd year as the team's starting quarterback they may have to start thinking about making a change. After three full seasons he should be improving and the Colts will have to see that tangible effort this year.

If Jeff George can improve then the Colts passing game should do well but if he doesn't they may just prolong their re-building period and remain at the bottom of the barrel in their division. Jeff George will get his first chance of the 1992 season to prove to the Colts that he is the franchise quarterback their looking for against the New England Patriots in week 1. However if he doesn't prove himself he may end up just being another glorified "cannon-arm" quarterback that doesn't have the accuracy to play in the big leagues.

[young2rice]

1992 Regular Season - Week 1 Games
==========================================

New England Patriots (0-0)
vs.

Indianapolis Colts (0-0)

Game Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 0 mph
Temp: 79 Degrees

Team Injuries
-------------------
New England Patriots
------------------------
LG - Randy Dixon (86) - Strained Quadricep - Will Not Play (1 Wk)

Indianapolis Colts
------------------------
CB - John Baylor (70) - ACL Sprain - Will Play
ROLB - Jeff Herrod (94) - Dislocated Elbow - Will Not Play (2 Wks)


(Italics = Turnover, Bold = Score)
Drive Summary
------------------------------------------------------
1st Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Colts - Rohn Stark - Punt - (10:44)
Drive 2-Patriots - Dan Stryzinski - Punt - (9:58)
Drive 3-Colts - Rohn Stark - Punt - (9:11)
Drive 4-Patriots - Dan Stryzinski - Punt - (7:55)
Drive 5-Colts - Dean Biasucci - 54 Yd FG Att - No Good - (5:52)
Drive 6-Patriots - Dan Stryzinski - Punt - (4:09)
Drive 7-Colts - Bobby Humphrey - 33 Yd TD Run - Score: 7-0 Colts - (1:02)
Drive 8-Patriots - Dan Stryzinski - Punt - (0:00)


2nd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Colts - Rohn Stark - Punt - (9:49)
Drive 2-Patriots - Dan Stryzinski - Punt - (7:32)
Drive 3-Colts - Jeff George - INTERCEPTED (F.Marion, 40 yd rtrn) - Ind 29yd ln - (4:30)
Drive 4-Patriots - Ken Willis - 42 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 7-3 Ind - (3:48)
Drive 5-Colts - Rohn Stark - Punt - (1:22)
Drive 6-Patriots - Ken Willis - 33 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 7-6 Ind - (0:00)


3rd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Patriots - Steve Beuerlein - INTERCEPTED (J.Baylor, 23 Yd TD Rtrn) - Score: 14-6 Ind - (10:21)
Drive 2-Patriots - Dan Stryzinski - Punt - (9:09)
Drive 3-Colts - Rohn Stark - Punt - (7:11)
Drive 4-Patriots - Dan Stryzinski - Punt - (4:48)
Drive 5-Colts - Dean Biasucci - 31 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 17-6 Ind - (1:01)
Drive 6-Patriots - Dan Stryzinski - Punt - (0:00)


4th Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Colts - Jeff George - INTERCEPTED (V.Brown, 0yd rtrn) - NE 33yd ln - (9:35)
Drive 2-Patriots - Turnover On Downs - Ind 34yd ln - (8:02)
Drive 3-Colts - Dean Biasucci - 26 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 20-6 Ind - (2:10)
Drive 4-Patriots - Steve Beuerlein - INTERCEPTED (F.Young, 1 Yd rtrn) - NE 27yd ln - (2:03)
Drive 5-Colts - Jeff George to Bill Brooks - 15 Yd TD Rec - Score: 27-6 Ind - (1:55)
Drive 6-Patriots - Irving Fryar - FUMBLE (FF: M.Ball, FR: J.Bowden, 0yd rtrn) - NE 23yd ln - (1:51)
Drive 7-Colts - Jeff George to Jessie Hester - 12 Yd TD Rec - Score: 34-6 Ind - (0:53)
Drive 8-Patriots - End Game - Ind 4yd ln - (0:00)


Game Summary: Well there was no question from early on in this game that the Colts came to play. After an initial defensive struggled the Colts managed to march into New England territory and Eric Dickerson replacement, Bobby Humphrey, managed to bust out a 33 yard touchdown run to the chagrin of New England fans. The score would be the only significant play of a surprisingly defensive first quarter and it was made with only 1:02 remaining.

In the second quarter things started out the same with back-to-back punts before a turnover occured when Jeff George threw an interception to Patriots veteran safety, Fred Marion. Marion managed to juke his way 40 yards to the Colts 29 yard line before being tackled barely missing the opportunity to return it for a touchdown. The Patriots capitalized on the opportunity to put their first points on the board when ex-Cowboy kicker, Ken Willis knocked in a 42 yard field goal. On the following Patriots drive the same thing happened as Willis hit one from 33 yards out to make it a 7-6 score at the end of the first half. In what was supposed to be an offensive shoot-out the Patriots and Colts ended up scoring only 13 combined points in the first half.

The third quarter started off with a bang when Steve Beuerlein accidentally tossed an interception to injury-recovered John Baylor. Baylor darted 23 yards for the touchdown return to put the Colts ahead 14 to 6. After three punt drives the Colts came back and scored again on a 31 yard field goal by kicker Dean Biasucci.

The fourth quarter of this game is when the Colts offense decided to finally start playing the way they were expected to this game. It took 45 minutes but it seemed as if this was the quarter where the Patriots defense was gassed and had finally been beaten down. The start of the fourth quarter for the Colts however was rocky as Jeff George tossed his second interception, this time to Patriots linebacker Vincent Brown. On the following drive a determined Patriots team went for it on 4th down only to fall short and turn the ball over at the Colts 34 yard line. Fans were outraged that the Patriots did not attempt the field goal there because it would've cut the Colts lead to a single possession of 8 points. However instead they went for it and failed and the Colts added insult to injury by driving down and having Biasucci add another 3 points on the board making it 20-6 Indianapolis. In a desperate attempt to get back into the game an aggressive passing attack by Beuerlein back-fired as Colts linebacker Fredd Young picked the ball out of the air. The next drive the Colts would not pull back on the throttle out of mercy as Jeff George hit Bill Brooks on a 15 yard touchdown pass. Irving Fryar made a mistake on the ensuing Patriots drive by fumbling the football after a Michael Ball hit and the Colts recovered at the Patriots 23 yard line. The short field made it easy for Jeff George to hit Jessie Hester on a 12 yard touchdown pass to completely pull the Colts away and dash any hopes of a comeback by the Patriots with a score of 34 to 6 with 53 seconds left in the game. The Patriots did their best and drove down field but with the clock working against them the game ended on the Colts 4 yard line.


Game Box Score
------------------------------------------------------

Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
Patriots            0    6    0    0    0          6
Colts               7    0   10   17    0         34

Individual Player Statistics
---------------------------------------------------------------
Indianapolis Colts
---------------------------

Individual Stats: Colts
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Jeff George                     19   39  254   48   6.5    1    2    2   29   65.5

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Bobby Humphrey                  27   82   3.0   33    1    1
Anthony Johnson                  4   20   5.0   10    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Bill Brooks                     11  164  14.9   29    1    3   16
Jessie Hester                    4   51  12.7   23    1    1   14
Alfredo Roberts                  1   13  13.0   13    0    0    2
Floyd Turner                     1   11  11.0   11    0    0    0
Mark Bavaro                      1    9   9.0    9    0    1    0
Bobby Humphrey                   1    6   6.0    6    0    1    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Dean Biasucci                    2    3   66          0    4    4  100          0        7          0

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Rohn Stark                       5  225  45.0   54      0    2          2

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Clarence Verdin                  3   69  23.0    0   26

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Clarence Verdin                  5   10   2.0    4    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Chris Goode                     10    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Eugene Daniel                    5    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           6        0
Mike Prior                       4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Chip Banks                       3    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Fredd Young                      3    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0   0.0           3        0
Larry Brown                      3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Joe Bowden                       3    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Keith Taylor                     3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Robert Porcher                   2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Michael Ball                     2    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Matt Vanderbeek                  1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Floyd Turner                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Tony Siragusa                    1    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Jon Hand                         1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Michael Haddix                   1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Clarence Verdin                  1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Garin Veris                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
John Baylor                      0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1   23  23.0           1        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Mark Bavaro                          3             0
Bill Brooks                          3             0
Kevin Donnalley                      2             0
Ron Mattes                           2             0
Brian Baldinger                      2             0
Keith Kartz                          2             1
Michael Haddix                       1             0
Kevin Call                           1             0

New England Patriots
---------------------------

Individual Stats: Patriots
PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Steve Beuerlein                 22   51  228   43   4.4    1    0    2   28   40.3

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
John Stephens                   12   32   2.6    8    0    0
Irving Fryar                     1   -1  -1.0    0    0    1
Steve Beuerlein                  1   -3  -3.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Hart Lee Dykes                  10   77   7.6   28    0    2    5
Irving Fryar                     5   62  12.3   20    0    1    7
Ernie Mills                      4   52  13.0   16    0    0   18
Marv Cook                        1   22  22.0   22    0    0    0
Greg McMurtry                    1    9   9.0    9    0    0    8
Michael Timpson                  1    6   6.0    6    0    1    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Ken Willis                       2    2  100          0    0    0    0          0        3          0

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Dan Stryzinski                   8  306  38.2   44      0    1          1

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Irving Fryar                     7  118  16.8    0   20

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Irving Fryar                     1    3   3.0    3    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Roland James                    13    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Brent Williams                   8    3    1    1    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Ronnie Lippett                   5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           4        0
Maurice Hurst                    4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Andre Tippett                    4    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Matt Millen                      4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Eugene Marve                     3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Vincent Brown                    3    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    1   1.0           1        0
Rod McSwain                      3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Tim Goad                         2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Mark Brown                       2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Fred Marion                      2    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   39  39.0           1        0
Ricky Siglar                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Bruce Armstrong                  1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Rod Saddler                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Tim Johnson                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Brad Edwards                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Herb Welch                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Bob Whitfield                        3             0
Eugene Chung                         2             1
Kevin Turner                         1             0

Player of the Game
-------------------------------------------
Colts - WR - Bill Brooks - 11 Rec - 14.9 Avg - 164 Yds - 1 TD - 3 Drop


Game Pictures
--------------------------------------------

Left: Bobby Humphrey does his best Eric Dickerson impression as he gallops over a New England Patriot defender on his way to a 33 yard touchdown run, the first score of the game.
Right: In an awkward play a diving Bill Brooks can't catch the football but ends up fingering the side of the ball which pops it up into the air. An aware Fred Marion manages to be at the right place at the right time and surprisingly picks the ball off which he returns 40 yards, deep into Colts territory.


Left: Ex-Cowboy kicker Ken Willis was knocking in field goals for the Patriots all day. He started with this 42 yarder that was the first score by the Patriots of the game.
Right: John Baylor had an ACL sprain last week and it was questionable whether or not he would play in today's game. Luckily for the Colts he did as he managed to intercept this Steve Beuerlein pass and returned it to the house, 23 yards for the touchdown. The score would put the Colts up 14 to 6, and demoralize the Patriots offense.


Left: Vincent Brown was in perfect position to easily snag this Jeff George interception, his 2nd thrown pick of the night.
Right: A sea of Colts players make the Patriots fans wonder just what Steve Beuerlein saw on this play. Out of the three defenders linebacker Fredd Young was the one who stepped up and picked it off with only 2:03 remaining in the game.


Left: Jeff George turned on his ability in the fourth quarter as he managed to hit Bill Brooks on this 15 yard touchdown strike which pulled the Colts way ahead 27 to 6.
Right: Not stopping while their opponents down the Colts continued to put on the pressure offensively. Jeff George tossed another touchdown pass as he hit Jessie Hester on this 12 yarder. Hester barely busted through the goal line for the score to make it 34 to 6 with only 53 seconds left in the game.


Game Notes
--------------------------------------------
-I was surprised how much the CPU had the Colts passing late in the game.
-I might up the QB ACC sliders again.
-If you take out Humphrey's 33 yard run then both HB's underperformed a little.

[young2rice]

Browns Sign Lewis Tillman

AP - Earlier today in an interesting maneuver the Cleveland Browns signed 4th year youngster Lewis Tillman to a contract. The contract is reportedly a 1 year, $1.02 million dollar deal with a $180,000 signing bonus.

The Cleveland Browns have plenty of depth and the runningback position and that was just upgraded even more. They already have a great starter in Leroy Hoard who has emerged into a powerhouse runner the past two seasons. Behind Leroy Hoard the Browns acquired ex-Chief Barry Word at some point. Meanwhile challenging Word is Eric Metcalf who is getting part time playtime out of the backfield. Finally it appears after that, sitting 4th on the depth chart, will be Lewis Tillman.

Tillman was originally drafted by the New York Giants in 1989 and has spent a few years there trying to make a name for himself. Unfortunately the young player has been unable to fully realize his potential and he was cut by the team earlier this year. Tillman went through free agency and was contacted by a couple of teams, namely the Vikings and Saints, however he ended up signing with neither. As a result he continued to sit and wait until another opportunity arrived, and now its here, in Cleveland.

It'll be a tough uphill battle for the youngster to get any playing time in Cleveland but who knows what may happen. With Hoard, Ward, and Metcalf sitting in front of him he'll certainly have some talented individuals with which he can grow and learn from for the future.

[young2rice]

1992 Regular Season - Week 1 Games
==========================================

Cleveland Browns (0-0)
vs.

Kansas City Chiefs (0-0)

Game Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 8 mph
Temp: 68 Degrees

Team Injuries
-------------------
Cleveland Browns
------------------------
LT - Paul Farren (87) - Pulled Groin - Will Not Play (Questionable)
DT - Fred Smerlas (76) - Broken Wrist - Will Not Play (6 Wks)
MLB - Mike Johnson (93) - Broken Jaw - Will Not Play (3 Wks)

Kansas City Chiefs
------------------------
FB - Todd McNair (90) - Torn Pectoral - Will Not Play (8 Wks)
LG - Dave Lutz (86) - Foot Stress Fracture - Will Not Play (10 Wks)


(Italics = Turnover, Bold = Score)
Drive Summary
------------------------------------------------------
1st Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Chiefs - Bryan Barker - Punt - (10:22)
Drive 2-Browns - Eric Metcalf - FUMBLE (FF: L.Burress, FR: B.Maas, 0yd rtrn) - Cle 36yd ln - (10:12)
Drive 3-Chiefs - Nick Lowery - 46 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 3-0 KC - (8:27)
Drive 4-Browns - Rick Tuten - Punt - (5:33)
Drive 5-Chiefs - Bryan Barker - Punt - (4:19)
Drive 6-Browns - Rick Tuten - Punt - (3:36)
Drive 7-Chiefs - Bryan Barker - Punt - (1:55)
Drive 8-Browns - Rick Tuten - Punt - (1:11)
Drive 9-Chiefs - Bryan Barker - Punt - (0:34)
Drive 10-Browns - Eddie Murray - 31 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 3-3 Tie - (0:00)


2nd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Chiefs - Nick Lowery - 18 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 6-3 KC - (4:00)
Drive 2-Browns - Leroy Hoard - 17 Yd TD Run - Score: 10-6 Cle - (0:57)
Drive 3-Chiefs - Bryan Barker - Punt - (0:43)
Drive 4-Browns - End Half - KC 35yd ln - (0:00)


3rd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Browns - Rick Tuten - Punt - (9:21)
Drive 2-Chiefs - Steve Pelluer - INTERCEPTED (E.Johnson, 2yd rtrn) - Cle 12yd ln - (6:12)
Drive 3-Browns - Rick Tuten - Punt - (3:02)
Drive 4-Chiefs - Bryan Barker - Punt - (1:42)
Drive 5-Browns - Eddie Murray - 21 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 13-6 Cle - (0:00)


4th Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Chiefs - Turnover On Downs - KC 49yd ln - (6:45)
Drive 2-Browns - Rick Tuten - Punt - (5:02)
Drive 3-Chiefs - Christian Okoye - 5 Yd TD Run - Score: 13-13 Tie - (1:46)
Drive 4-Browns - Rick Tuten - Punt - (1:21)
Drive 5-Chiefs - Nick Lowery - 20 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 16-13 KC - (0:00)


Game Summary: Another surprisingly defensive game in the beginning that finally picked up in the fourth quarter. The game started with Eric Metcalf fumbling the football away handing it to the Chiefs. The Chiefs took advantage of this and put the first points on the board on a 46 yard field goal by Nick Lowery. After that there were 6 consecutive drives that resulted in the teams punting. The final drive of the first quarter ended with Eddie Murray, ex-Lions kicker, knocking in a 31 yard field goal for his first as a Brown to tie the game.

The second quarter had more fireworks as the Chiefs ate up a lot of clock in their opening drive, grinding their way down field until Lowery game in for an 18 yard field goal as the Chiefs were unable to penetrate at the goal line but wanted the points. The Browns however answered back on the very next drive as Leroy Hoard busted a 17 yard run for the touchdown to make it 10-6 Browns and give them the lead for the first time in the game. The remainder of the first half was a defensive struggle as the Chiefs punted away and the Browns couldn't setup in time for a late field goal.

The third quarter started with, you guessed it, another punt until the next drive when Chiefs quarterback Steve Pelluer tossed an interception to Browns linebacker Eddie Johnson. A few plays later though the Browns quarterback, Bernie Kosar, was injured and went down. Not fearing anything the Browns sent in rookie Ty Detmer to see what he was made of. Ty Detmer came in and threw 3 passes before he got rolled up on and was injured as well, sending in the third and final quarterback on the Browns roster, Jeff Francis. After a few more punts back and fourth once again Eddie Murray ended the quarter by hitting a field goal, this time from only 21 yards out, to make it 13-6 Browns.

The 4th quarter started and the Chiefs ate up the clock as best they could taking half of the quarter's time away before turning over the ball on a failed 4th and inches play. The following drive Jeff Francis started to lead the Browns down field but, unbelievably, he too got injured. Francis was 5 of 6 for 58 yards before succumbing to an injury that would knock him out and leave the Browns without a single quarterback left on their roster. In a desperate measure the Browns ended up sending out punter, Rick Tuten, to take the helm. Tuten struggled to a 2 for 6 for 19 yard outing but did what he had to do, hand the ball off, very well. Needless to say the Browns struggled and Tuten ended up punting it away. On the following drive the Chiefs marched down and the Nigerian nightmare, Christian Okoye, pounded for a 5 yard touchdown that tied the game up at 13 each with only 1:46 left. The following drive was once again marred by the lack of a passing game with Rick Tuten under center and they were forced to punt, leaving the Chiefs 1:21 and plenty of time outs to get a score. The Chiefs took their time and methodically made it deep into Cleveland territory. In fact the Browns almost ended up crossing the goal line but with only a few seconds left they ended up bringing out Nick Lowery. Lowery easily knocked in the 20 yard field goal to win the game for the Chiefs, 16 to 13 as time ticked off the score board.


Game Box Score
------------------------------------------------------

Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
Browns              0   10    0    3    0         13
Chiefs              3    3    0   10    0         16

Individual Player Statistics
---------------------------------------------------------------
Cleveland Browns
---------------------------

PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Jeff Francis                     5    6   58   83   9.6    0    0    0   21  106.9
Ty Detmer                        2    3   29   66   9.6    0    0    0   18   97.9
Bernie Kosar                    14   21  111   66   5.2    0    0    0   19   79.7
Rick Tuten                       2    6   19   33   3.1    0    0    0   15   43.1

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Leroy Hoard                     22  107   4.8   36    1    0
Eric Metcalf                     1    1   1.0    1    0    1
Jeff Francis                     1   -4  -4.0    0    0    0
Bernie Kosar                     1   -5  -5.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Courtney Hawkins                10   94   9.3   19    0    1    4
Pete Holohan                     4   36   9.0   15    0    0    4
Reggie Langhorne                 5   31   6.1   18    0    0    5
Mark Seay                        2   24  12.0   13    0    0    9
Tom Waddle                       1   21  21.0   21    0    0    0
Leroy Hoard                      1   11  11.0   11    0    0   12

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Eddie Murray                     2    2  100          0    1    1  100          0        4          0

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Rick Tuten                       7  253  36.1   39      0    2          1

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Eric Metcalf                     4   62  15.5    0   18

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Eric Metcalf                     2    4   2.0    4    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Tony Stargell                    9    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Elliot Smith                     7    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Alvin Walton                     7    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Eddie Johnson                    6    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    2   2.0           2        0
Mike Croel                       3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Frank Minnifield                 2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Rob Burnett                      2    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
MichaelDean Perry                2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Michael Brim                     2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
William Thomas                   2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Anthony Pleasant                 2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Leon White                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Corey Miller                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Gerald Nichols                   1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Robert Banks                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Tyrone Legette                   1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Eric Metcalf                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Kevin Mack                           2             0
Ken Reeves                           2             0
Tony Jones                           2             0
Bruce Collie                         2             0
Scott Galbraith                      1             0
Dan Fike                             1             0
Pat Cunningham                       1             0
Pete Holohan                         1             0

Kansas City Chiefs
---------------------------

PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Steve Pelluer                   13   31  191   41   6.1    0    0    1   36   49.3

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Christian Okoye                 25  116   4.6   25    1    1
Vaughn Dunbar                    1    4   4.0    4    0    0
Steve Pelluer                    2    2   1.0    3    0    0
Maurice Carthon                  2    0   0.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Willie Davis                     6   75  12.5   21    0    2    3
Ben Coates                       3   62  20.6   36    0    0   24
J.J. Birden                      2   34  17.0   18    0    2    1
Stephone Paige                   2   20  10.0   10    0    1    5
Maurice Carthon                  0    0   0.0    0    0    2    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Nick Lowery                      3    3  100          0    1    1  100          0        4          0

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Bryan Barker                     6  242  40.3   62      0    1          0

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Ron Brown                        4   93  23.2    0   27

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Ron Brown                        2    7   3.5    5    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Kevin Ross                      11    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Chris Martin                     6    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Percy Snow                       6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Leonard Griffin                  4    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Kevin Porter                     4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Derrick Thomas                   3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Albert Lewis                     3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Neil Smith                       3    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
DeRon Cherry                     3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Alan Grant                       2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Dan Saleaumua                    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Frank Stams                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Tim Grunhard                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Tracy Rogers                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Lloyd Burress                    1    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Todd Kinchen                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Shawn Lee                        1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Bill Maas                        0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Rich Baldinger                       4             0
John Alt                             4             0
Tim Grunhard                         3             0
Ben Coates                           3             0
Jonathan Hayes                       1             0
Irv Pankey                           1             0
Mark Rodenhauser                     1             0
Maurice Carthon                      1             0

Player of the Game
-------------------------------------------
Chiefs - HB - Christian Okoye - 25 Att - 4.6 Avg - 116 Yds - 1 TD - 1 Fum


Game Pictures
--------------------------------------------

Left: Lloyd Burress does a great job of smashing into Eric Metcalf on this punt return. The resulting hit would create a fumble that veteran Chief lineman, Bill Maas would manage to scoop up.
Right: Eddie Murray knocks in this 31 yard field goal. This would be his first field goal as a Cleveland Brown after spending some time with the Lions. The score would tie the game up at 3 a piece.


Left: Leroy Hoard finds a gaping hole in the defense and bolts through it. He then bounds his way 17 yards to the paydirt to make it 10 to 6 Cleveland with 57 seconds left in the first half.
Right: The very first drive for the Chiefs in the 2nd half didn't have a good result as Steve Pelluer ended up tossing this interception to Browns linebacker, Eddie Johnson.


Left: With Bernie Kosar hurt the Browns took the opportunity to see what drafted rookie Ty Detmer could do. Detmer went in and threw 3 passes before he ended up crumpling onto the ground injured.
Right: Later in the game in the 4th quarter, 3rd string quarterback Jeff Francis started lighting up the Chiefs secondary. His 5 of 6 pass attempts were spreading the defense until he too ended up getting hurt. Resulting in Rick Tuten, the Browns punter, becoming the quarterback.


Left: Christian Okoye makes the key score for the Chiefs with 1:46 left in the game. He manages to plow through the line on this 5 yard run that would tie the game up at 13.
Right: As the seconds tick away veteran kicker Nick Lowery pops in another game winner from 20 yards out. Chiefs win 16 to 13.


Game Notes
--------------------------------------------
-Good running from both teams.
-TONS of QB injuries, I couldn't believe Rick Tuten was quarterbacking for the Browns by the end of the game!

[Archer]

Nigerian Nightmare!!!

[young2rice]

(OOOOOOPPSSSSS!!!!)

lol let me fix that

[young2rice]

Cleveland Browns Desperately Need Quarterbacks, Trade & Sign!!

AP - After the first game of the season the Cleveland Browns took a big hit. In that game they suffered three injuries, all to quarterbacks on the teams roster. As a result the Browns are being forced to look elsewhere for new signal callers to bring in and quickly learn the team's offense.

The game started with Bernie Kosar going down. Kosar has been the Browns skilled starting quarterback for eight years now but the past two have been marred by injury. Kosar's injury however was prepared for by the drafting of rookie Ty Detmer to play 2nd string. Detmer came in and tossed the ball around only to get hurt himself. As a result the Cleveland Browns went with their third string quarterback, Jeff Francis. Francis almost finished the game playing until the 4th quarter when the Chiefs defenders caused their third quarterback injury. The Browns ended up having to have punter Rick Tuten finish out the game.

After the fallout of the game the Browns knew that they needed to bring fresh blood at the quarterback position in order to compete this season. As a result the Browns went into free agency and ended up signing Scott Campbell (77 Ovr). Campbell is a 31 year old veteran backup quarterback. The Browns picked him up to a 1 yar, $1.81 million dollar contract with a $330k signing bonus. Scott Campbell was the starter for the Atlanta Falcons back in 1987 where he had 1,728 yards and 11 touchdowns with 14 interceptions. So Campbell definitely has starting experience in the league which is extremely valuable for a backup quarterback. He never really got a second chance in Atlanta though because of the emergence of Chris Miller and the drafting last season of Brett Favre pushing Campbell into the 3rd string spot.

However not satisfied with just adding Scott Campbell the Browns went out and ended up trading away for a quarterback who is going to be their starter for the next several weeks. The Browns ended up sending 3rd string halfback, Barry Word (82 Ovr) and their 3rd round pick to the Phoenix Cardinals in exchange for backup quarterback, Chris Chandler (79 Ovr), their 4th round pick, and their 7th round pick. This trade gives the Cardinals needed depth behind Johnny Johnson in the run game. However with Anthony Thompson playing well in pre-season Word's addition could spell trouble for his progression as a player. Meanwhile the Cardinals unload their crowded quarterback depth to a team where Chandler will end up seeing playing time. With the Cardinals having drafted both David Klingler and Tommy Maddox this season they believe they have the talent behind starter Timm Rosenbach in case he goes down, so Chandler became expendable. Chandler started 16 games in his first two seasons in the NFL as an Indianapolis Colt to mediocre success. Then in 1990 he joined the Buccaneers where he backed up Vinny Testaverde for the majority of the season only playing in a single game and throwing a pick in it. Then he ended up signing with the Cardinals last year and was 2nd string to Rosenbach. The Cardinals brought him in with the intention of eventually becoming the teams starter but the surprise emergence of Timm Rosenbach as a viable quarterback forced Chandler to remain on the bench. Chandler did get to play in one game where he went 19 of 40 for 248 yards and 2 touchdowns with 2 picks but other than that he rode the pine once more.

Chandler has improved greatly in camp and pre-season over the past few years but the opportunity to make an impact hasn't been available to him. Now with this trade to the Cleveland Browns and with Bernie Kosar out this will be the chance that Chandler has been waiting for. If Chandler can succeed enough to keep the Browns playoff chances alive when Kosar returns from injury then they will consider him having fulfilled his job. He may not be in Cleveland long as the vagabond quarterback continues his career but this could be the audition that lands him the starting role in another town.

Signing Summary
Trade Summary
Phoenix Sends
Cleveland Sends

[young2rice]

Life After Art Monk?

AP - The Washington Redskins took a surprising blow in the off-season when wide receiver Art Monk announced his retirement. The announcement came a few seasons earlier than expected and as a result the Redskins passing game may suffer if they can't find somebody to fill his big shoes.

The Redskins still have a solid receiving corps with Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders heading the group but Art Monk was without a doubt the star of the bunch. He may not have always led the team statistically in certain categories but there was no question he was the number one wide receiver for Mark Rypien. With him gone Clark and Sanders will take on much greater roles, and they should be prepared for it. Ricky Sanders was emerging in 1988 and 1989 when he had back to back 1,100+ yard seasons with 73 and 80 catches and 16 touchdowns in two seasons. Then in 1990 the entire Redskins pass game took a hit and Sanders dropped to mediocre 32 catch, 412 yard, 3 touchdowns production. In 1991 he improved but only slightly with 36 catches for 440 yards and 2 touchdowns. Now without Art Monk he's going to have to return to 1988/1989 form if he wants to make an impact for the Redskins.

In front of Ricky Sanders is all-pro Gary Clark who has 2 pro bowl seasons and 3 1,000+ yard seasons under his belt so far. In 1990 he actually led the team in touchdowns with 7 and had 60 catches for 747 yards as the team's number two receiver. Last season however some say he eclipsed Art Monk as Monk had 59 catches for 577 yards and 5 touchdowns but Gary Clark improved on all those categories over Monk with 60 catches for 841 yards and 6 touchdowns. However Gary Clark had a problem with his hands throughout the season. By a wide margin Gary Clark led the Washington Redskins in drops with 10 dropped passes that year. He'll have to make sure he works on that if he'll want to continue to have Mark Rypien's confidence.

Going into the 1992 season the Redskins are without Art Monk but they still have plenty of capable wide receiver ability in Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders. That is being added too even more with the addition of drafted rookie, Desmond Howard as the team's number three wide receiver. With a young Stephen Hobbs also sitting behind Howard the Redskins have some good young speed players on their roster. It will be interesting to see just how good Howard and Hobbs are at catching a football though as it would be a great compliment to their blazing ability.

[young2rice]

1992 Regular Season - Week 1 Games
==========================================

New Orleans Saints (0-0)
vs.

Washington Redskins (0-0)

Game Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 9 mph
Temp: 73 Degrees

Team Injuries
-------------------
New Orleans Saints
------------------------
HB - Jon Vaughn (79) - Turf Toe - Will Play (Probable)
WR - Jimmy Smith (79) - Strained Knee - Will Not Play (6 Wks)
FS - Martin Bayless (83) - Hip Pointer - (3 Wks)

Washington Redskins
------------------------
No Injuries


(Italics = Turnover, Bold = Score)
Drive Summary
------------------------------------------------------
1st Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Saints - Tommy Barnhardt - Punt - (10:18)
Drive 2-Redskins - Mark Rypien - INTERCEPTED (S.Mills, 5yd rtrn) - Wsh 28yd ln - (9:26)
Drive 3-Saints - Dalton Hillard - 3 Yd TD Run - Score: 7-0 NO - (7:33)
Drive 4-Redskins - M.Rypien to D.Howard - 2 Yd TD Rec - Score: 7-7 Tie - (3:03)
Drive 5-Saints - Bobby Herbert - INTERCEPTED (E.Lockhart, 3yd rtrn) - NO 21yd ln - (2:56)
Drive 6-Redskins - M.Rypien to J.Johnson - 6 Yd TD Rec - Score: 14-7 Wsh - (1:12)
Drive 7-Saints - Tommy Barnhardt - Punt - (0:00)


2nd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Redskins - Don Bracken - Punt - (8:01)
Drive 2-Saints - B.Herbert to C.Heyward - 1 Yd TD Rec - Score: 14-14 Tie - (1:57)
Drive 3-Redskins - Chip Lohmiller - 44 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 17-14 Wsh - (0:54)
Drive 4-Saints - Tommy Barnhardt - Punt - (0:26)
Drive 5-Redskins - End Half - Wsh 21yd ln - (0:00)


3rd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Redskins - Chip Lohmiller - 30 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 20-14 Wsh - (6:58)
Drive 2-Saints - Tommy Barnhardt - Punt - (4:47)
Drive 3-Redskins - Don Bracken - Punt - (4:03)
Drive 4-Saints - Tommy Barnhardt - Punt - (2:16)
Drive 5-Redskins - Don Bracken - Punt - (0:53)
Drive 6-Saints - Jon Vaughn - FUMBLE (FF: R.Caldwell, FR: R.Caldwell, 15yd rtrn) - NO 5yd ln - (0:41)
Drive 7-Redskins - Chip Lohmiller - 21 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 23-14 Wsh - (0:00)


4th Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Saints - Tommy Barnhardt - Punt - (9:59)
Drive 2-Redskins - Don Bracken - Punt - (8:55)
Drive 3-Saints - Tommy Barnhardt - Punt - (7:50)
Drive 4-Redskins - Don Bracken - Punt - (7:41)
Drive 5-Saints - Jon Vaughn - FUMBLE (FF: A.Collins, FR: R.Caldwell, 39yd TD rtrn) - Score: 30-14 Wsh - (7:28)
Drive 6-Saints - B.Herbert to M.Chmura - 7 Yd TD Rec - Score: 30-21 Wsh - (4:08)
Drive 7-Redskins - Don Bracken - Punt - (3:28)
Drive 8-Saints - Gary Andersen - 20 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 31-24 Wsh - (0:41)
Drive 9-Redskins - End Game - NO 29yd ln - (0:00)


Game Summary: The game started off with New Orleans quickly having to punt the ball away but getting it right back after Mark Rypien threw an interception to Sam Mills. The Saints then bounded down field and Dalton Hillard ended up pounding it into the end zone from 3 yards out. The Redskins wouldn't be out done as they returned fire and Rypien threw his first touchdown pass to rookie Desmond Howard. The Saints tried to fire back but Bobby Herbert ended up throwing his own interception to Redskins linebacker, Eugene Lockhart. Lockhart's turnover would be capitalized on as Mark Rypien hit tight end Jimmie Johnson for a 6 yard touchdown to put the Redskins in the lead with 1:12 left in the first quarter.

The second quarter continued the shoot out as Bobby Herbert ended up connecting with Craig 'Iron head' Heyward on a 1 yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 14 points each. The Redskins marched down field and with 54 seconds left in the half had Chip Lohmiller hit a 44 yard field goal that gave them the 17 to 14 lead.

The third quarter started off well for Washington as they got into field goal range and Chip Lohmiller nailed a 30 yarder making it 20 to 14. Otherwise the third quarter was pretty eventless until the final minutes when Saints runningback Jon Vaughn was nailed by Ravin Caldwell, knocking the football out of his hands. Caldwell then recovered it for Washington at the Saints 5 yard line. The turnover would easily get turned into points but the Saints defense deserve kudos for holding the Redskins on 1st and goal at their own 5 yard line after the turnover to just a 21 yard field goal to make it 23-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter.

With four punts back and fourth the 4th quarter was looking to be a defensive struggle. Then Jon Vaughn once again made a mistake for the Saints as Andre Collins ended up putting his hat on the football and forcing him to fumble for the 2nd time in the game on the punt return. However this time Ravin Caldwell not only recovered the fumble but he took it to the house 39 yards to pull the Redskins away 30 to 14 with 7:28 remaining in the game. Bobby Herbert then did his best job of attempting to mount a New Orleans come back by driving the Saints down and capping a drive off with a 7 yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end, Mark Chmura. On the next Saints drive they managed to get close but couldn't penetrate into the end zone and were forced to kick a 20 yard field goal with 41 seconds left. The Saints were down 31 to 24 and did their best to get the following onside kick. However the Redskins managed to recover the football and then slowly worked the clock down before calling it in.


Game Box Score
------------------------------------------------------

Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
Saints              7    7    0   10    0         24
Redskins           14    3    3   11    0         31

Individual Player Statistics
---------------------------------------------------------------
New Orleans Saints
---------------------------

PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Bobby Herbert                   33   55  264   60   4.7    1    2    1   26   76.6

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Dalton Hillard                  11   19   1.7    6    1    0
Reggie Dupard                    1   11  11.0   11    0    0
Bobby Herbert                    1   -6  -6.0    0    0    1

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Emile Harry                      8   84  10.5   23    0    0    8
Mark Chmura                      8   64   8.0   12    1    0   11
Eric Martin                      6   52   8.6   26    0    0   13
Daryl Hobbs                      6   48   8.0   11    0    2    4
Craig Heyward                    4   12   3.0   10    1    0    7
Dalton Hillard                   1    4   4.0    4    0    1    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Morten Andersen                  1    1  100          0    3    3  100          0        5          1

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Tommy Barnhardt                  7  330  47.1   60      0    1          2

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Jon Vaughn                       6  107  17.8    0   24

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Jon Vaughn                       3    2   0.6    2    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Brett Maxie                      9    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Toi Cook                         7    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           6        0
Pat Swilling                     6    3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           4        0
Jerry Gray                       3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Sam Mills                        3    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    4   4.0           1        0
Russell Maryland                 2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Rickey Jackson                   2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Todd Lyght                       2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Vince Buck                       2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Jon Vaughn                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
James Williams                   1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Daryl Hobbs                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Wayne Martin                     1    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Michael Simmons                  1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Jim Dombrowski                   1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Gene Atkins                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Joel Hilgenberg                      4             0
Craig Heyward                        3             0
Richard Cooper                       2             1
Stan Brock                           2             0
Dalton Hillard                       1             0
Eric Martin                          1             0
Demond Winston                       1             0
Jim Dombrowski                       1             0

Washington Redskins
---------------------------

PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Mark Rypien                     23   54  235   42   4.3    2    2    1   28   60.3

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Earnest Byner                   11   18   1.6    9    0    0
Gerald Riggs                     1    1   1.0    1    0    0
Mark Rypien                      3   -3  -1.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Desmond Howard                  10  109  10.8   20    1    0   20
Gary Clark                       3   51  17.0   28    0    0   15
Jimmie Johnson                   3   28   9.3   12    1    0    0
Ricky Sanders                    2   26  13.0   23    0    1    0
Gerald Riggs                     1   10  10.0   10    0    1    0
Earnest Byner                    3    6   2.0    8    0    0    7
Ron Middleton                    1    5   5.0    5    0    0    0

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Chip Lohmiller                   3    3  100          0    2    2  100          0        7          1

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Don Bracken                      6  235  39.1   58      0    1          1

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Brian Mitchell                   3   78  26.0    0   35
Jimmie Johnson                   1    1   1.0    0    1

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Brian Mitchell                   3    7   2.3    3    0
Jimmie Johnson                   0    0   0.0    0    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Martin Mayhew                   10    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           7        0
Eugene Lockhart                  8    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1   1.0           2        0
Darrell Green                    7    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           3        0
Todd Bowles                      6    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Wilbur Marshall                  5    2    0    1    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Ravin Caldwell                   2    0    0    1    2   53    1    0    0   0.0           0        0
Darrell Fullington               2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Jason Belser                     2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
A.J. Johnson                     2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Fred Stokes                      2    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Andre Collins                    1    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Bobby Houston                    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Gerald Riggs                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Mark Rypien                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Leon Lett                        1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Jim Lachey                           5             0
Russ Grimm                           4             0
Jimmie Johnson                       2             0
Raleigh McKenzie                     2             0
Gerald Riggs                         2             1
Jeff Bostic                          1             1
Gary Clark                           1             0

Player of the Game
-------------------------------------------
Redskins - WR - Desmond Howard - 10 Rec - 10.8 Avg - 109 Yds - 1 TD


Game Pictures
--------------------------------------------

Left: Mark Rypien gets picked off by Saints linebacker Sam Mills for the first turnover of the game during the Redskins opening drive.
Right: Dalton Hillard and the Saints capitalize on the turnover as he walks in from 3 yards out for the first touchdown of the game.


Left: Mark Rypien came back from his interception drive to soar downfield and give rookie wide receiver Desmond Howard his first NFL touchdown on this 2 yard strike.
Right: Eugene Lockhart nabs this errant Bobby Herbert pass out of the sky.


Left: Redskins tight end Jimmie Johnson barely holds onto this pass as defenders drape over him trying to force the ball out. Johnson's catch would lead to a 14-7 Redskins lead.
Right: Ravin Caldwell was all ove rthe field causing a fumble from Jon Vaughn on a punt return that would give the Redskins the ball at New Orleans' 5 yard line.


Left: Iron head Craig Heyward can not only pound it up the middle, but he can make tight roping sideline catches in the end zone as well. Here he catches this 1 yard Bobby Herbert pass to tie the game up at 14 a piece.
Right: Chip Lohmiller was an unsung hero for the Redskins in the game as he nailed 3 field goals from varying distances that would make the difference in the game when the final gun was fired.


Left: Ravin Caldwell gets his 2nd fumble recovery off of a Jon Vaughn punt return fumble, but this time he manages to take it to the house. Caldwell bounds down field 39 yards for the score. This touchdown would be the icing on the cake as it gave the Redskins a commanding 30 to 14 lead with only 7:28 remaining in the game.
Right: The Saints tried to mount a comeback as Bobby Herbert hit rookie tight end Mark Chmura in the end zone to cut the score down to 31 to 24. However with only 41 seconds left and a failed onside kick recovery attempt the Saints were out of luck.


Game Notes
--------------------------------------------
-I ended up going somewhere so I saved the game 1/2 way through, and when I reloaded it I forgot to change the uniforms to retro (that's why the pics are 1/2 and 1/2).
-Also my bad about getting the same picture up for both Ravin Caldwell fumble recoveries.
-Too much fumbling on punt returns so far this season, the CPU needs to learn how to fair catch. I might end up upping the punt slider to prevent this.
-Will Desmond Howard end up being a solid wide receiver and much more than just a mere kick returner in this virtual NFL?

[young2rice]

Can The Oilers Have Success?

AP - The Houston Oilers are one of the better franchises in the league. They have done a great job of turning their team into a winning franchise, and with Warren Moon in the run-and-shoot offense, with Bo Jackson now plowing through defenders, there's no sign of stopping. However, they have failed to win the big game after numerous opportunities.

Is it better to be a winner and loose in the big game than to never get their in the first place? That question is one that Houston Oilers fans are finding themselves asking. With 5 straight seasons of a 9-7 or better record the Houston Oilers are finding themselves regulars when it comes to AFC playoff games. However the resurgence over the past few years has them tasting the Lombardi trophy. In 1990 the Houston Oilers had a 12-4 record and Warren Moon led the team through the playoffs all the way to the Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Oilers were winning in the waning seconds of the game, but on the final play of the Super Bowl Randal Cunningham hit his rookie wide receiver for the touchdown, giving the Eagles the victory. The method of which this happened destroyed the Oilers and Oilers' fans everywhere as their Super Bowl victory slipped out of their hands.

The Houston Oilers though would return with a vengeance the following season. Making a point to get them back into the Super Bowl the Oilers made arguably the biggest move of the off-season by signing ex-Raider, Bo Jackson, to the team. This new offensive juggernaut would change the dynamic of the Oilers already prolific offense, for the better. With their new additions the Oilers dominated the entire NFL in 1991 by going 15-1, only loosing in week 8 to the New England Patriots 26 to 21. Then came playoff time, when the Los Angeles Raiders ended up pulling off the biggest upset in a shoot-out game. The Raiders did end up going to the Super Bowl but lost to the 49ers, but the Oilers felt that they had the best team in the league and deserved a shot. Once again Oilers fans were devastated and the team continues to search for it's championship accolades.

The Houston Oilers have a few years left of dominance in them. Barring any flukes Warren Moon has a few seasons in him before he will probably retire. It would be in the Oilers best interest to get their Super Bowl victory during his tenure as they'll be hard pressed to find a better quarterback in the league. With Bo Jackson still on the team as well the time to take advantage of their talent is now.

[young2rice]

1992 Regular Season - Week 1 Games
==========================================

Philadelphia Eagles (0-0)
vs.

Houston Oilers (0-0)

Game Weather
Forecast: Fair
Wind: 1 mph
Temp: 70 Degrees

Team Injuries
-------------------
Philadelphia Eagles
------------------------
LT - Matt Darwin (86) - Broken Fingers - Will Not Play (2 Wks)
LG - Mike Schad (85) - Dislocated Elbow - Will Not Play (7 Wks)
RG - Jay Leeuwenberg (75) - Torn Shoulder - Will Not Play (5 Wks)

Houston Oilers
------------------------
No Injuries


(Italics = Turnover, Bold = Score)
Drive Summary
------------------------------------------------------
1st Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Eagles - Jeff Feagles - Punt - (8:20)
Drive 2-Oilers - Glenn Montgomery - Punt - (7:08)
Drive 3-Eagles - Jeff Feagles - Punt - (5:52)
Drive 4-Oilers - Norm Johnson - 40 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 3-0 Hou - (0:00)


2nd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Eagles - Jeff Feagles - Punt - (8:47)
Drive 2-Oilers - W.Moon to A.Pinkett - 22 Yd TD Rec - Score: 10-0 Hou - (4:36)
Drive 3-Eagles - Jeff Feagles - Punt - (3:02)
Drive 4-Oilers - Bo Jackson - 57 Yd TD Run - Score: 17-0 Hou - (2:41)
Drive 5-Eagles - Jeff Feagles - Punt - (1:02)
Drive 6-Oilers - Glenn Montgomery - Punt - (0:43)
Drive 7-Eagles - Jeff Feagles - Punt - (0:24)
Drive 8-Oilers - End Half - Hou 18yd ln - (0:00)


3rd Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Oilers - Glenn Montgomery - Punt - (9:48)
Drive 2-Eagles - Jeff Feagles - Punt - (7:25)
Drive 3-Oilers - Warren Moon - INTERCEPTED (B.Smith, 0yd rtrn) - Hou 26yd ln - (6:40)
Drive 4-Eagles - Roger Ruzek - 36 Yd FG Att - Good - Score: 17-3 Hou - (4:56)
Drive 5-Oilers - Glenn Montgomery - Punt - (4:14)
Drive 6-Eagles - Jeff Feagles - Punt - (2:33)
Drive 7-Oilers - Glenn Montgomery - Punt - (0:00)


4th Quarter
-------------------------------
Drive 1-Eagles - Turnover On Downs - Hou 18yd ln - (6:36)
Drive 2-Oilers - Glenn Montgomery - Punt - (6:22)
Drive 3-Eagles - Turnover On Downs - Hou 30yd ln - (2:30)
Drive 4-Oilers - Glenn Montgomery - Punt - (1:54)
Drive 5-Eagles - Randall Cunningham - INTERCEPTED (T.Kinard, 29yd rtrn) - Phi 6yd ln - (1:07)
Drive 6-Oilers - End Game - (0:00)


Game Summary: What was originally touted as a big time shoot-out ended up becoming a gritty defensive battle between two top tier teams. The game started off unexpectedly with three punts and grinding gameplay. Eventually the Oilers were the first to break the monotony with a 40 yard field goal by Norm Johnson.

In the second quarter on the very next Oiler drive Warren Moon found Allen Pinkett wide open on the sideline as he tight roped his way 22 yards for the touchdown to give the Oilers an early 10 to zip lead. The Eagles were unable to fight back and the Oilers took advantage by scoring once more on their very next drive. Bo Jackson broke his first big run of the season as he scampered 57 yards for the touchdown to make it 17 to 0 Oilers with 2:41 left in the opening half. The Eagles took a blow in the final minutes when Clyde Simmons went down with an injury that would keep him out for the remainder of the game.

The second half started with more of the same as defenses continued to tighten and punts were traded. Eventually Warren Moon ended up tossing an interception to Eagles corner Ben Smith. The turnover would lead to points as Roger Ruzek managed to knock in a 36 yard field goal to make it 17-3, Oilers. The remainder of the 3rd quarter was uneventful with more punts.

In the fourth quarter the Eagles methodically drove down field and got to the Oilers 18 yard line. On a 4th down and inches the Eagles made a risky call and went for it. Unfortunately they didn't get it and turned the ball over, leaving 3 points off the board from an easy field goal. The Oilers ran some clock off and then punted the ball away. The Eagles once again started to drive down and got to the Oilers 30 yard line before once again on 4th down they were unable to convert, leaving 6 total points off the board. The Oilers once again ran off clock and punted away. Then on the final Eagle drive Randall Cunningham bit off more than he could chew as he threw an interception to safety Terry Kinard who returned it 29 yards to the Eagles 6 yard line. The Oilers then merely kneeled the ball down three times to run out the clock and end the game victorious.


Game Box Score
------------------------------------------------------

Team               Q1   Q2   Q3   Q4   OT      FINAL
Eagles              0    0    3    0    0          3
Titans              3   14    0    0    0         17

Individual Player Statistics
---------------------------------------------------------------
Philadelphia Eagles
---------------------------

Randall Cunningham              17   29  202   58   6.9    5    0    1   24   65.6

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Anthony Toney                   21   19   0.9    7    0    0
Keith Byars                      2    8   4.0    8    0    0
Randall Cunningham               1    4   4.0    4    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Fred Barnett                     5   65  13.0   18    0    2   21
Calvin Williams                  3   52  17.3   24    0    0    3
Anthony Toney                    3   36  12.0   13    0    0   24
Mike Quick                       1   20  20.0   20    0    0    3
Robert Clark                     2   16   8.0    9    0    0    3
Keith Jackson                    3   13   4.3    7    0    0    7

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Roger Ruzek                      1    1  100          0    0    0    0          0        2          0

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Jeff Feagles                     8  342  42.7   48      0    5          0

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Dale Carter                      3   46  15.3    0   17

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Dale Carter                      3    9   3.0    5    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Ben Smith                        5    2    0    0    0    0    0    1   -1  -1.0           1        0
Andre Waters                     5    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Bryce Paup                       5    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Mike Golic                       4    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Izel Jenkins                     4    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Wes Hopkins                      3    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Merton Hanks                     3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Byron Evans                      2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Seth Joyner                      2    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           2        0
Keith Jackson                    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Clyde Simmons                    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Dale Carter                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Roger Ruzek                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Ron Heller                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Ron Heller                           3             0
Keith Byars                          2             1
Michael Utley                        2             0
Steve Arrington                      1             0
Keith Jackson                        1             0
David Alexander                      1             1
Roger Ruzek                          0             3

Houston Oilers
---------------------------

PASSING                        CMP  ATT  YDS  PCT   YPA SACK   TD  INT LONG RATING
Warren Moon                     16   30  163   53   5.4    0    1    1   22   66.4

RUSHING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD  FUM
Bo Jackson                      19   92   4.8   57    1    0
Allen Pinkett                    1    0   0.0    0    0    0
Warren Moon                      2   -2  -1.0    0    0    0
Leonard Harris                   1   -3  -3.0    0    0    0

RECEIVING                      REC  YDS   AVG LONG   TD DROP  YAC
Curtis Duncan                    4   36   9.0   15    0    0    2
Haywood Jeffries                 3   35  11.6   13    0    0    0
Robb Thomas                      3   33  11.0   19    0    1    3
Allen Pinkett                    2   33  16.5   22    1    0   26
Ernest Givins                    1   18  18.0   18    0    2    2
Bo Jackson                       1    5   5.0    5    0    0    1
Yancey Thigpen                   1    3   3.0    3    0    1    1

KICKING                        FGM  FGA  PCT FGSBLOCKED  XPA  XPM  PCT XPSBLOCKED KICKOFFS TOUCHBACKS
Norm Johnson                     1    1  100          0    2    2  100          0        0          0
Greg Montgomery                  0    0    0          0    0    0    0          0        4          1

PUNTING                        ATT  YDS   AVG LONG BLOCKS IN20 TOUCHBACKS
Greg Montgomery                  6  246  41.0   66      0    1          1

KICK RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG   TD LONG
Gerald McNeil                    2   58  29.0    0   31

PUNT RETURNS                   ATT  YDS   AVG LONG   TD
Gerald McNeil                    1    7   7.0    7    0

DEFENSE                        TOT LOSS SACK   FF FREC  YDS   TD  INT  RET   AVG DEFLECTIONS SAFETIES
Lamar Lathon                    10    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Stan Petry                       6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           3        0
Richard Johnson                  6    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Johnny Meads                     5    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Ray Childress                    5    1    4    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Al Smith                         5    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
William Fuller                   2    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Patrick Allen                    2    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Terry Kinard                     2    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   28  28.0           0        0
Sean Jones                       2    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Ernest Givins                    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Doug Smith                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Shane Dronett                    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Bubba McDowell                   1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           1        0
Bo Orlando                       1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Kevin Murphy                     1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Robb Thomas                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0
Steve Brown                      1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   0.0           0        0

BLOCKING                      PANCAKES SACKS ALLOWED
Mike Munchak                         5             0
Allen Pinkett                        4             0
David Williams                       3             0
Curtis Duncan                        3             0
Jay Pennison                         2             0
Dean Steinkuhler                     2             0
Haywood Jeffries                     1             0
Yancey Thigpen                       1             0

Player of the Game
-------------------------------------------
Oilers - DT - Ray Childress - 5 Tak - 1 Loss - 4 Sacks


Game Pictures
--------------------------------------------

Left: Norm Johnson cracks the double zip game with the first points on this 40 yard field goal.
Right: Warren Moon had solid protection all day that allowed him to get the passes he needed to make plays.


Left: Like this pass to the outside to Allen Pinkett. The perfectly placed football sailed over Bryce Paup and landed in Pinkett's soft hands as he followed along the side line on a 22 yard touchdown reception.
Right: Ray Childress had a monster game and was a big reason for the lack of success for Philadelphia as Randall Cunningham was rattled. Childress had 4 sacks on the night as he continued to get pressure up the middle. Thanks to the multiple offensive linemen injuries the Eagles suffered Childress was able to exploit them and swing the games momentum numerous times.


Left: Bo Jackson makes a simple move at the line of scrimmage as he stiff arms an Eagle defender, but that's all he needed. That small move opened up a hole that allowed Bo Jackson to blaze through for a 57 yard touchdown as the Eagle defenders couldn't catch him.
Right: Ben Smith makes a good read on this inaccurate pass by Warren Moon and picks it off giving the Eagles good field position.


Left: Roger Ruzek's 36 yard field goal after the Ben Smith interception would end up being the only points the Philadelphia Eagles would put on the scoreboard all day.
Right: Terry Kinard intercepted this late Randall Cunningham pass to seal the victory for the Oilers, 17 to 3.


Game Notes
--------------------------------------------
-None

[Woy]

Bo Jackson looks so good in that Oilers uni.

Glad to see this running Y2R.