dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Monday, November 18, 2002 sports Broncos get back on track By Tim Korte ing on the road and scoring on all five we audibled today, it didn’t seem to AP Sports Writer of their first-half possessions during help.” SEATTLE — Kicker last week’s 27-6 victory at Arizona. Griese completed 17 of 27 passes for has been Seattle’s only scoring threat Any momentum generated against 194 yards with one . in its last two home games. the Cardinals was absent against Den- Beuerlein threw only two passes, both That was a big problem for the ver. for TDs. Seahawks on Sunday, and a break for “I really feel we have a good team. I Beuerlein went right to work when the Denver Broncos. really do,” said fullback , he entered. came off the bench who caught a TD pass when San Fran- After the Seahawks held on three run- to throw two fourth-quarter touch- cisco won 28-21 in Seattle on Oct. 14. ning plays, he rolled right and tossed a down passes after left “From position to position, we’re a 1-yard TD pass to diving with a sprained knee, leading the Bron- better team than we’re showing.” Patrick Hape, giving the Broncos a 17- cos to a 31-9 victory on Sunday. Seattle had three young linebackers 6 lead on the first play of the fourth. Clinton Portis ran for 136 yards on — Orlando Huff, Marcus Bell and Tim “It knocked my breath out when I did 23 carries and Deltha O’Neal returned Terry — making their first start to- it, but it was worth it,” Hape said. a late interception 22 yards for a TD as gether because of injuries. The Bron- The Seahawks needed to wake up Denver (7-3) rebounded from an em- cos ran for 202 yards against the NFL’s after generating only 55 first-half barrassing 34-10 Monday night loss to worst rushing defense. yards. Their first three second-half the Oakland Raiders. “Anytime you catch a team short- possessions produced three field goals, “The difference was a sense of ur- handed, you have to shove it down their but it wasn’t enough scoring to keep gency,” said Rod Smith, who caught a throats,” Portis said. pace with Denver’s TD binge. 14-yard scoring pass from Beuerlein. The Broncos showed no sympathy, “We have the same problems. We “Everybody had to play a little bit outscoring the Seahawks 21-3 in the don’t score in the red zone,” said run- harder.” fourth quarter after Seattle pulled to ning back , who It has been more than a month since 10-6 on Lindell’s 37-yard gained 18 yards on 11 carries. “We the Seahawks (3-7) scored a homefield with six minutes remaining in the third. haven’t beaten a good team. We’ve , and the offense continued Coach ’s headset only beaten bad teams.” to struggle Sunday. broke for one stretch of the fourth quar- Hasselbeck came in completing 67 threw for 180 yards with two intercep- ter, causing communication problems. percent of his passes, ranking second tions, and Seattle ran for only 51 yards. But Holmgren blamed himself for in the NFC. But he struggled against “We’ve kicked four field goals the Hasselbeck’s options when the Denver’s rush, unable to use one of his last two home games, and that’s embar- Seahawks needed a different play at the strengths by throwing on the run. He rassing,” center said. line. was sacked five times for minus-27 Chiefs slip past Bills, 17-16 “That’s why we’ve lost the last two “I’m not going to put that on Matt,” yards. home games.” Holmgren said. “Anytime we have to “I tried to play a smart game,” By Steve Brisendine quarter. We wanted to show that the Hollis finished with three field goals The visiting Redskins change plays at the line of scrimmage, Hasselbeck said. “I wasn’t perfect. I AP Sports Writer running game is definitely serious here for Buffalo. His third, for a 16-10 lead won 14-3 two weeks ago, but the we need to have a plan. We need to have was far from perfect. I just wasn’t on KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Kansas in Kansas City.” late in the third quarter, capped a drive Seahawks were encouraged after go- good plays that we’re going to. When the same page as my guys.” City Chiefs have been victimized by Though Holmes had a 4-yard touch- in which the Bills started at their own late, close finishes, and they’ve also down run for a 7-3 lead in the first quar- 20 and gained 101 yards in total of- benefited from them. ter, the game-winner came from a more fense. So, being .500 sounds just about unlikely ballcarrier. They also committed 30 yards in Colorado claims Big 12 North title right. Trent Green, limping penalties. Price was called once for BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colo- Brown and Donald Strickland. Buffs overcame the setbacks. The Chiefs needed Eric Warfield’s with a twisted ankle and pained by sore holding and once for unnecessary rado accomplished what seemed so Brown, the nation’s leading rusher, Purify scored on a 5-yard run with interception with just over 4 minutes ribs, scrambled 9 yards up the middle roughness for shoving Warfield after unlikely two months ago. departed in the third quarter with a 1:43 remaining to seal the win, capping left, followed by Priest Holmes’ domi- and slammed into a crowd at the goal a 9-yard catch. The Buffaloes clinched the Big 12 bruised sternum after running for 127 an 80-yard drive in which he carried on nant late ground performance, to beat line with 4:53 left. “If that’s a personal foul, then this North title with a 41-27 win over Iowa yards and a touchdown. He was hos- all six plays, including a 50-yard scam- the 17-16 on Sunday and “It took me a long time in my career game has gotten real soft,” said Price, State on Saturday night, advancing to pitalized overnight — but only so he per. Moorer returned a 71 yards even both teams’ records at 5-5. to get on the field. Then, once I finally who also disputed the holding call. the conference championship game for would rest more comfortably than at for a TD with 5:12 left. “They say you can’t start a string got there, I got hurt. So it’s going to take Travis Henry had 126 yards on 24 the second straight season. home. Colorado, the defending Big 12 unless you get one win,” said Holmes, quite a bit to get me out of the game,” carries for the Bills. The Buffaloes (8-3, 6-1 Big 12) got Strickland, Colorado’s best defen- champion which climbed from No. 17 who reached the 1,000-yard mark said Green, whose stint in St. Louis was Morten Andersen kicked a 38-yard big performances in the fourth quarter sive back, went down with a sprained to No. 16 in the latest Associated Press (1,012) faster than any back in Chiefs cut short by a knee injury in the 1999 field goal in the second quarter, but was from running back Bobby Purify and ankle in the third period and also didn’t poll, will meet the winner of next week’s history. “We finally got the one win, preseason and the emergence of Kurt wide left from 45 yards early in the safety Medford Moorer, helping to return. Texas Tech-Oklahoma game in the Big and we’re excited.” Warner. fourth. compensate for the losses of Chris But, as they have done all season, the 12 title game in Houston on Dec. 7. Also important, Warfield said, is that The Chiefs were helped on the Notes: The last three games between Kansas City’s much-maligned defense game-winning drive by a pass interfer- Kansas City and Buffalo have been held an opponent under 20 points for ence call on Bills Chris decided by one point each, with the Wildcats send Huskers reeling, 49-13 the third straight game. Watson, giving them a first down at the winning team scoring last and sealing “The defense has been on a roll Buffalo 19. It was one of several flags the victory with a fourth-quarter inter- LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Following team. We anticipated we would play gest play of the game, a 91-yard sec- here,” said Warfield, who broke on — both yellow and red — that hurt the ception. three games in which Nebraska ap- quite a bit better and we did not.” ond-quarter sprint that made the score Drew Bledsoe’s high pass and Bills on Sunday. Kansas City TE Tony Gonzalez peared to be improving, Kansas State Kansas State quarterback Ell Rob- 14-0, was far from unexpected. outjumped Peerless Price for the inter- In the second quarter, Kansas City caught two passes for 17 yards, mov- sent the Cornhuskers reeling backward erson ran for 228 yards, leading a Wild- “The 91-yard run was a play we’d ception at his own 3-yard line. “I feel successfully appealed what was first ing him past Kimble Anders into fifth again Saturday with a 49-13 drubbing. cat ground assault that put up 415 rush- repped (in practice) closer to 100 times we have reached our comfort zone. ruled a 9-yard touchdown catch by Eric place on the Chiefs’ career receptions It was the worst Nebraska loss since ing yards — the most against Nebraska than 25,” Darlington said. “That’s dis- Hopefully, we can stay in it and finish Moulds. The replay showed that list. Oklahoma humbled the Huskers 47-0 this season. couraging when you have a situation out the season this way.” Moulds barely failed to get his left foot Gonzalez has 378 and needs 47 more in 1968. “That was probably the most disap- like that where you hoped to keep it to Holmes, who ran for 104 yards on 31 in bounds, and Buffalo had to settle for to pass Henry Marshall for the most “This team is kind of a situation pointing thing,” Darlington said. “We a minimum.” carries, sealed the win with 49 yards on a 33-yard field goal by . catches in team history. where we go one step forward two steps predicated everything to control the Despite observations to the contrary, six carries after Warfield’s pick. “They say football’s a game of back at times,” Nebraska defensive run and we didn’t do it.” Darlington said he believes the Husker “I kept running out of bounds and inches,” said Moulds, whose 7-yard backs coach George Darlington said Kansas State ran a few formations players continued to play hard Sherman stopping the clock, and they kept tell- TD catch against backup cornerback 1203 Main Ð Phone 899-6103 Sunday. “That’s typical when you’re that Nebraska had not previously seen throughout Saturday’s game, which ing me, ’Man, you’re crazy. 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