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COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN. Tuesday, Oct. 2. 1979 Page 9 BaVaaal. flPV eaaHPLMBw wSX tSaaV Packers pound. Patriots aDfln AanaalrS AaaaV MK.J Afc Tfc aWlB fjljtt fflU Jl Af aaaL. UBtted Press iEtenattaoal GREEN BAY, Wis. David Whitehursl and MIX RraIag the Groin Bay Packers' opportunistic offense converted three into trxxhdowns Monday lG-yar- night and went fense Kansas City d line then the 27-1- at the and outraced on to a 4 upset victory over the New England 84-yar- Patriots. Seattlesecondary for his d touchdown. Interceptions by safeties Johnnie Gray and Steve Luke and "We were running the same play at them all day long, but cornerback Bfike McCoy set up three of Green Bay's four it seemed as if there was always one guy back there to stop 1-y- ard toochdowns runs by Baity Smith and Terdefl Mid-dlet- on us," said McKnight. "On the last run our whole left side just 4-ya- and a rd rollout by quarterback David White-burs- t. blocked out for me. just collapsed on the play and I Mike Douglass and cornerback Estus broke intercepted passes it" Hood also in the closing moments. The Chiefs, netting just 15 yards through the air for the en- The Packers' other score came on 15-ya-rd Whitehurst's tire game, had taken a 17--6 lead earlier in the fourth period pass to Aundra Thompson. on a three-yar- d pass from Steve Fuller to Mike Williams. BBaBBBBaaBBBaSaBBaBBa!raa r aWgHBHSBj- "Aaa. - OBraat New England's points came on 20-yar- "J &RSKtJftAMm - bBBaaS flBP HfaaflBri v Jk a& WfiBaBaf passes of 27 That play capped a short d march, set up when cor- iLCt and 6 yards to tight . nerback M.L. Carter had Kansas City's second blocked punt. The Patriots drove 64 yards to the 11 on their first offensive "The Seahawks missed their assignments." said Carter. series, lost the ball but when fumbled a "We knew (Seattle punter Herman) Weaver was a three-ste- p pitenout. kicker so we just sentthem in from all over the field." Moments later, however, safety Tim Fox intercepted a Da- "I've been in the league 10 years and this is the first time vid Wbsteburst pass and the Patriots scored two plays later this has happened to me," said Weaver. "It seemed to me I on Grogan's 27-ya-rd pass to Francis. was kicking on the rhythm I've always had It seems to The Packers bed the game a short time later on Smith's 1-y- ard me we just took the punting a little lightly." run, which was set up by 312-23- Gray's at New Seattle outgained Kansas City 0. but never could England's 41. mount a sustained scoring drive. Green Bay stunned the Patriots ilh two touchdowns in the Efren Herrera kicked field goals of 38 and 20 yards to ac- second quarter to grab a 20-- 7 lead. The first came on White- count for all of Seattle's points. The first one was set up when 15-ya- hurst's rd pass to Thompson. Then, after Luke's inter- ran 31 yards on the game's first play from ception at New England's 10, Middleton scored from the cne. scrimmage and the second when Jim Zorn ran 41 yards on a The offense may not be awescme in Kansas City, but quarterback draw early in the third quarter. there's nothing wrong with the Chiefs' young defense. Seattle threatened to get back into the game late in the "Our defense was magnificent." said a happy Marv Levy fourth quarter when, trailing 17--6. Zorn completed seven con- Sunday after his Chiefs had upset the , 24--6, secutive passes and drove the Seahawks deep into Kansas in Seattle. City territory. on only The explosive Seahawks. limited by Kansas City to a pair The march, consuming 67 yards and 7:03 on the clock, Happiness is being the undefeated team (60). Gibron and Chambers had of field goals, failed to score a touchdown for the first time in ended at the Chiefs' 11 when Zorn got only three yards on a in the NFL the Tampa Bay Bucs, who are 5-- 0 additional reasons to be happy as Gibron once 31 regular-seaso- n games. quarterback draw on a fourth-and-fiv- e just before the two-minu- te this season. Celebrating their win Sunday at Chi- served as of the Bears and Cham- "I thought the defense did a great job," said Levy. "They warning. cago are from left, Abe bers was an all-pr- o for Chicago. didnt break, especially when the offense didn -- rork. We Zorn completed 23 of 38 passes for 187 yards. Seventeen of Gibron. David Lewis (57), (46) and never did move the ball well, but we broke the plays when we tie receptions went to running backs, including a team-recor- d got the defensive breaks." 10 to fullback Dan Doomink. The surprising Chiefs, tied for second in the AFC West with While the Chiefs' young defense was showing just how good a 3--2 mark, have allowed only 60 points this season to rank they could be, the Los Angeles defense only kept up with the Tmmpa May 9s second in the NFL in that department. norm as the Rams shut out St. Louis 21--0 in the Coliseum. reigns as league best Kansas City's offense, meanwhile, was all Ted McKnight. The Rams' defense, which was ranked No. 1 in the NFL One of five rotating backs in Levy's conservative wing-- T of- last season, held the Cardinals to 43 total yards in the first By Brian Hewitt quarterback coach Bill Nelsen had slapped one on him. too. Normally we fense, McKnight scored touchdowns on runs of 23 and 84 half along with just one first down and the offense scored (c) Chkago San-Tim- es tried in vain to "figure it." He had don't give out game balls. We don't yards and finished the day with 147 yards on just 12 carries. three touchdowns in the victory. wanted to know why Doug William?; have that much money." McKnight swept left end for 23 yards and Kansas City's Cardinals' starting quarterback Jim Hart combined with CHICAGO Please suspend creduli- pumped once before releasing an But the word "normally" long ago first touchdown early in the second quarter to give the Chiefs former Missouri star Steve Pisarkiewicz for 136 passing ty. Leave your parlay cards, tip sheets. eight-yar- d touchdown pass on third-and-tw- o was factored out of the Buccaneers a 7-- 3 lead after the first of two blocked Seahawk punts. yards in the second half, but the St. Louis running attack was point spreads and IOUs behind. to . The touch- equation. Asked to assess the meaning McKnight scored his second touchdown with only 1:40 left shut down all afternoon, gaining just 34 yards in the first half Welcome to the only dressing quar- down and extra point gave Tampa a 17-1- 3 of Tampa Bay's unbeaten status, two in the game when he ran through a bunched-u- p Seahawk de-- and 82 in the game. ters in professional football where the lead over the Bears with 5:07 re- games ahead of the rest of the NFC winning quarterback will tell you maining. Moments later it became the Central. paused and about how he got chewed out for mak- final score. said, "It's very new. Let's put it that ing the right move on the play that won But when Williams trotted back to way." the game. It's the NFL's twilight zone, the sidelines Nelsen was steaming. Ex-Be- ar Wally Chambers said. FINAL MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS where the head coach wears a battered "He chewed me out." admitted Wi- "This has to be our most important Sports BATTING golf hat, the defensive end wears lliams. victory of left "I wasn't supposed to pump the year." Chambers is the Record S0 (besed on at bats) NATIONAL LEAGUE an earring and the chief assistant owns fake. He i Nelsen i told me I coulda lost guy with the earring. G AB R H Pet the biggest pants since Omar started the ball tliat way." Linebacker . Lee HemaneeiStL 161 610 716 270 344 making tents. Come on down. But Williams Roy's brother, guy eye BSjw league staaadiaaga Rose. Pr.: 763 628 90 206 331 also admitted the fake is the with the Kn.crt.Cin 150 551 64 175 318 Outside the locker room a wild-ej-e- d froze reserve Chicago Bear defensive on the future. He agreed when both Garvey.LA 162 643 92 204 315 NATrOMAl LEAGUE Toronto Tampa Bay football fan unfurls a ban- back Mike Spivey in his long Williams and Chambers complained Stmtoys Results 53 70S 322 EC'i 154 673 705 314 tracks Temsieccn.StL 2n Tam-pa- mer flaming-orang- Rna,s'"S t-c- with e let- enough to who 's EastDrraion reYorw.S Lcu2 Art 721 487 66 753 374 ner elaborate, to enable Hagins squirm free about the critics make fun of PirtsOcrr- -i 5. Chicago 3 WestDmiion Parker P7! 158 622 109 193 310 W L Pet. GB CT!aoec-:a2.Mc-rreaf- O ters proclaiming what his mouth is too in the corner of the end zone. easy schedule. "But you still have W L PcL GB Wntk3.S0 159 597 97 764 306 PitiKxsn 96 6 605 Aranta7.Cmonra:3 2 Cai,cna 68 7 choked up to say. "We are for reaL" "What the pump-fak- e did was to watch out for small guys," he a: make the Uc-.ire- 53 Pamsr..Mtl 753 83 167 307 s7cn3 95 5 -- 55 2 i-o..- Los Argies 2 Kansas Crtv 65 77 525 3 54 St 86 7B 12 Uattnews An 156 632 S7 792 304 says the sign. One Tampa Bay writer me overreact." said Spivey. who en- said. Lows 537 jxeg,, 5 s Franxo 3. 10 Teas 83 79 512 6 84 78 .519 1 to Ph.laaecia .rwvngs . Minnesota 62 80 .SOS 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE turns another and suggests, "He's tered the game in the second quarter "If somebody had approached me at OfecaQO 80 82 18 O-cas- o 04 73 87 56 14 G AB R H Pet had that sign for three years." when starter Terry Schmidt injured the beginning of the year and told me New Yo 63 99 389 35 AKERSCAM LEAGUE Seatrt 67 55 414 27 Bcs 147 532 176 177 333 5-- Final SUndrtgs Oaxiane 54 70S 351 34 L,in Finally a guard opens the gates and his arm. "It was a good play on Wi- we'd be 0 at this point." he said, "I'd WMDrnsion Brett. KC 154 645 119 212 329 EastOnRSion SuraHy's Brtte-Bc- "Quite Results s 158 619 177 207 225 reporters from all over the country lliams' part. He shouldn't have gotten have said, possible.' I had it in "- Osf-fW- 5 w - - OB znsasC.Ty5 Do-n.rtQ- - .Cal 148 509 87 165 324 Cnsrnatr 90 77 553 - Ottrtj: i-Bos-ton 1 pour into the funhouse. They are chewed out." the back of my mind that we were that Baltimore J02 57 62 - Otne'.Te 136 492 69 159 323 HOvKL V: 95 66 590 6 BaiiwofeS - loaded with questions. And who but the Maybe Nelsen figured he had to keep good. LosA-ncef- S Cana6 llif.- Mci.tor V.I 140 584 89 188 322 ei 79 283 'S M.ate 488 if? Boston 31 69 569 Oucarjo 6. Seattle 1 San Frances 71 91 433 19' n'i Lercano v.! 738 473 84 752 32i players and the coaches can explain up with offensive line coach Bill John- "But this will last only as long as we NeYor 89 '71 556 73: M.rnesota5 Milwaukee C 74 777 SantVeso 6o 93 422 22 Lemo Or. 556 79 378 how what used to standing joke on son want to last. stop Oetro 65 76 52S IS CaJ.fom.a7i Teias5 Kern; Det 734 490 88 156 378 be a and defensive coach . it If we wanting it Atlanta 66 94 473 Z3'- - Oevetarx; SO Mew Yon. ei 503 22 9 Tcxonro 2 Boente Sea 150 554 81 175 316 the Johnny Carson Show has suddenly both of whom received game bails and enough, well lose it. That's the chal- become, in five short weeks, the only both of whom used to coach their own lenge." NF1L HOME RUNS s&aradiss&s NATIONAL LEAGUE Kineman. Oil 48 ScnmiCt undefeated team in the league? "Can NFL teams. Gibron is the guy with the Balderdash, said Bear NATTOMAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Stmtay.Sept.3a Pii 45 Wmfiej. SO 34 Hosier. 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