The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida (2024)

November 7, 1986

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The Miami Heraldi

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Miami, Florida

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Friday, November 7, 1986

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268

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oi yrr -g nfl The Miami Herald Friday Nov 7 1986 6E bmekb STATISTICS Dolphins Larry Dorman Pro Football -4 V-a Al Dolphins First downs 187 Third-down efficiency 52-104 Total net yards 3362 Avg gain per play 6) let' ivg Nef yards passing 2561 Net yards rushing 801 Avg gain per rush 42 opp 191 45-116 3301 54 1412 4 4 1889 262 161 8 8 9 41-394 736 13-147 25-429 15-160 43-317 19-6 13-14 Dolphins at Browns 9 pm Monday TV Chs 10 12 Al Michaels and Frank Gifford Radio Dolphin network WIOD (610) WQBA (1140) WEAT (850 West Palm Beach) Records favorite Dolphins 4-5 Browns 6-3 Browns by 3 Site Cleveland Stadium Scouting report Dolphins had best beware of the Browns' special teams which have scored four touchdowns and set up several more Cleveland rushed for 250 yards against the Dolphins in the playoffs last season but the Browns' rushing attack has fallen off dramatically Miami injuries Greg Koch (hip) LB John Offerdahl (ankle) TE Dan Johnson (hamstring) questionable Cleveland injuries None worse than probable Passes attempted 346 Passes completed 200 Interceptions suffered 15 Avg gain per pass 7 7 Puntsaverage 33-450 Total return yds 935 Punt returns-yards 22-184 Kickoff returns-yards 36-640 Int returns-yards 8-111 Penalties-yards 43-368 Fumbles-lost 22-10 FG made-attempts 6-13 Individual Raiders Cowboys 4 pm Records favorite Raiders 5-4 Cowboys 6-3 Cowboys by 3 Site Texas Stadium Irving Scouting report The quarterbacks are the story The Cowboys have to rely on Steve Pelleur because Danny White is out with a broken wrist The Raiders are sticking with Marc Wilson who threw for more than 350 yards against Denver but also gave up an Interception that was returned for the clinching touchdown LA injuries None worse than probable Dallas injuries QB Danny White (right wrist) out Browns Opp First downs 148 179 Third-down efficiency 33-108 57-130 Total net yards 2533 2957 Avg gain per play 4 8 49 Net yards rushing 719 1273 Avg gain per rush 30 43 Net yards passing 1814 1684 Passes attempted 272 280 Passes completed 169 165 Interceptions suffered 4 7 Avg gam per pass 74 66 Puntsaverage 44-42 4 42-37 1 Total return yds 1084 1074 Punt returns-yards 24-253 25-141 Kickoff returns-yards 37-773 42-840 Int returns-yards 7-58 4-93 Penalties-yards 59-513 61-467 Fumbles-lost 13-8 20-10 FG made-attempts 15-18 13-18 Individual RUSHING Alt Yds Avg Lone TD Byner 94 277 29 37 2 Dickey 60 245 41 17 2 Mack 58 186 32 14 2 Fontenot 9 20 22 11 0 McNeil 1 12 120 12 0 Kosar 15 -10 -07 12 0 Langhorne 1 -11 -11 0 0 PASSING Att Com Yds TD Int Kosar 270 167 1935 10 4 Brennan 11 35 0 0 Gossett 1 30 0 0 RECEIVING No Yds Long TD Byner 37 328 40 2 Langhorne 26 474 55 1 Brennan 22 301 23 3 Slaughter 22 218 29 1 Newsome 20 197 31 2 Fontenot 19 248 72 1 Mack 15 140 21 0 Greer 2 35 22 0 Tucker 2 29 16 0 Dickey 1 11 11 0 McNeil 1 9 9 0 Weathers 1 2 2 0 Kosaj 1 1 1 0 PUNTS No Yds Avg Lg TB 1n20 Gossett 44 1867 424 61 6 13 PUNT RET No FC Yds Long TD McNeil 23 4 251 84 1 Slaughter 1 0 2 2 0 KICKOFF RET No Yds Long TD McNeil 27 634 100 1 Fontenot 4 62 19 0 Langhorne 4 57 20 0 Nicolas 2 20 13 0 INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Long TD Dixon 2 14 10 0 Eliis 2 12 7 0 Rockins 1 24 24 0 Matthews 1 8 8 0 Minnifield 1 0 0 0 TACKLES (Solo-assists-total) Johnson (47-28-75) Rockins (42-31-73) Griggs (39-27-66) Banks (46-13-59) Ellis (39-17-56) Golic (36-15-51) Minnifield (31-15-46) Clancy (29-9-38) Matthews (24-13-37) Camp (22-14-36) Dixon (23-8-31) Hairston (22-7-29) Harper (19-4-23) Wright (16-5-21) Johnson (11-5-16) Hoggard (8-2-10) Puzzuo-li (7-2-9) Tucker (6-2-8) Nicolas (5-2-7) Malone (4-2-6) SACKS Camp 6 Hairston 5 Puzzuoli 5 Clancy 4 Banks 3 With running game hampered Bernie Kosar bears burden of offense TT gill Sunday on TV 1 pm OS) Chicago at Tampa Bay 1 pm BO NY Jets at Atlanta 4 pm O0 NY Giants at Philadelphia Monday on TV 9 pm (EXE) Dolphins at Cleveland Sunday on radio 1 pm Chicago at Tampa Bay WRBA (1430) WSBR (740 Boca Raton) 3:45 pm NY Giants at Philadelphia WQAM (560) Monday on radio 8:50 pm Miami at Cleveland WIOD (610) WQBA (1140) WEAT (850 West Palm Beach) Colts nearing NFL record for futility When the Colts stole out of Baltimore for Indianapolis in the middle of the night in 1984 they left more behind than embittered and disillusioned fans They left a proud history that recent events suggest may not be theirs again Just how bad are the Indy Colts? a bad joke getting worse They have scored 90 points in nine games which is laughable If you want perspective just figure that New England kicker Tony Franklin has scored 88 points himself If the Colts (0-9) average 157 points per game over the next seven games and they have not exceeded 15 points in a game this year they will break the NFL record for the fewest points in a season (200) set by last Buffalo Bills All of which calls to mind two very conflicting images The first is a scratchy newsreel memory of a man in black high-tops dropping back to pass with that peculiar sideways gait standing in and taking a hit just as he released the ball to Raymond Berry Only you Johnny The second is of an overstuffed man in a gray suit walking into a domed stadium in Indianapolis and telling a sports-starved throng that he was committed to winning What Bob Irsay was committed to and still is was 90 percent occupancy on football Sundavs He's getting that In the 60000-seat Hoosier Dome this smallest crowd has been 53512 The bottom line is that the Colts are becoming a boom in the ledger books and a bust in the history books Even given big-time callous sell-out to the buck a shame New surroundings Safety Dextor Clinkscale should have thought about this before he picked Indy over Miami The former Dallas Cowboy safety asked the difference between Indianapolis and Dallas replied: terminology the players the climate and the Discipline is the byword in San Diego where Al Saunders is trying to breathe life into the Chargers Discipline is always the byword when a new coach takes over Saunders has: 1 changed practice to morning from afternoon 2 told all offensive coaches they will be helping on special teams 3 banished the press and non-coaching Charger staff to the bleachers during practice 4 told players they must run everywhere on the field and keep their helmets on at all times Dan Fouts less than thrilled by the new accent on rules said: much discipline do the Chicago Bears have? You have this any time a team is losing There are a million reasons why you win and why you lose but when you lose people say because got no The Gene Klein vs A1 Davis lawsuit has been getting progressively ugly with recriminations accusations and derrogatory statements flying back and forth Klein who is suing Davis for $33 million saying Davis caused heart attack by forcing him to testify in a 1981 lawsuit called Davis a liar a master of throwing crap against the wall and seeing what said Gene Said Al who is unhappy that the suit is keeping him from overseeing the Raiders Monday through Thursday: always thought of Klein quite frankly as a bungler He was overweight and had coronary disease be honest he was a slovenly Judge Gilbert Harelson: should trade in my robe for a striped shirt and a Name dropper NFC Team TACKLES (Solos-Assists-Totai) Offerdahl (72-12-84) Shipp (38-13-51) Brown (34-14-48) Brudzinski (36-10-46) Brown (44-0-44) Lankford (41-2-43) Judson (27-4-31) Hendel (27-4-31) Turner (27-3-30 Little (20-3-23) Baumhower (14-9-23) Blackwood (17-219) Green (14-1-15) Kozlowski (12-2-14) McNeal (12-2-12) Foster (11-2-13) Blackwood (9-2-11) Rose (7-3-10) Betters (7-2-9) Thompson (7-2-9) Smith (5-1-6) Jensen (4-G4) Duper (4-0-4) Clayton (4-0-4) Charles (2-1-3) Moore (3-0-3) Hardy (3-0-3) Pruitt (2-0-2) Davenport (2-0-2) Moyer (2-0-2) Roby (1-1-2) Nathan (1-0-1) Brophy (1-0-1) Carter (1-0-1) John- son (1-0-1) Green (1-0-1) SACKS Green 4 Brown 4 Foster 3 Betters 3 Offerdahl 1 Shipp 1 Moore 1 Brudzinski 1 Little 1 Smith 1 Baumhower 1 AFC Patriots at Colts 1 pm Records favorite Patriots 6-3 Colts 0-9 Patriots by 13 Site Hoosier Dome Indianapolis Scouting report Another long afternoon is in store for the Colts who lost 33-3 to the Patriots in their first meeting Colts have scored a league-low 90 points and Patriots have allowed 132 third fewest in the league New England injuries Brian Holloway (knee) RB Robert Weathers (ankle) CB Ernest Gibson (knee) LB Andre Tippett (knee) out LB Steve (ankle) LB Lawrence McGrew (knee) LB Clayton Weishuhn (hamstring) LB Ed Williams (groin) TE Greg Hawthorne (ribs) and CB Rod McSwain (shoulder) questionable Indianapolis injuries Ben Utt (knee-back) out RB George Wonsley (ankle) questionable Jets at Falcons 1 pm TV Chs 5 7 Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Records favorite Jets 8-1 Falcons 5-3-1 Jets by 3 Site Atlanta Fulton County Stadium Scouting report Ths rushing defense which leads the league should be tested often by Gerald Riggs Jets' DE Joe Klecko returns to the lineup NY injuries RB Tony Paige (ankle) WR-KR Kurt Sohn (leg) questionable Atlanta injuries Mick Luckhurst (back) DE Rick Bryan (ankle) questionable Steelers at Bills 1 pm Records favorite Steelers 3-6 Bills 2-7 Bills by 1 Site Rich Stadium Scouting report New coach Marv Levy gets his first look at the Bills against a team they should be able to beat Steelers may be coming around but last victory over the Packers was certainly no great feat Pittsburgh injuries WR Louis L'pps (hip-back) questionable Buffalo injuries WR Chris Burkett (elbow) CB Derrick Burroughs (thigh) questionable Bears Cues 1 pm TV Chs 4 34 Dick Stockton and Dan Dierdorf Radio Bucs network WRBA (1430) WSBR (740 Boca Raton) Records favorite Bears 7-2 Bucs 2-7 no line Site Tampa Stadium Scouting report Bears have named Mike Tomczak their starting quarterback and Doug Flutie will be in uniform for his first NFL game Walter Payton (dislocated toe) may miss a game for the first time since his rookie season Chicago injuries QB Jim McMahon (right shoulder) doubtful LB Dan Raines (knee) LB Mike Singletary (leg) LB Otis Wilson (knee) RB Neal Anderson (knee) questionable Tampa Bay injuries WR Phil Freeman (hamstring) WR Willie Gillespie (ankle) questionable Bengals at Oilers 1 pm Records favorite Bengals 6-3 Oilers 1-8 Bengals by 3Vi Site Astrodome Scouting report This season has blown up in the face of the Oilers but Coach Jerry Glanville says all getting kind of edgy ready to explode" Bengals could be in for a surprise Cincinnati injuries DaveRimmington (knee) out Houston injuries Bo Eason out WR Ernest Glvins (concussion) questionable Rams at New Orleans 1 pm Records favorite Rams 7-2 Saints 4-5 Rams by 3 Site Louisiana Superdome Scouting report The Rams who beat Chicago Monday night went to New Orleans rather than back to LA The much-improved Saints have been getting terrific mileage from rookie RB Rueben Mayes (606 yards 56-yard average) LA injuries DE Gary Jeter (hamstring) doubtful TE Tony Hunter (leg) questionable New Orleans injuries CB Van Jakes (knee) questionable Vikings at Lions 1 pm Records favorite Vikings 5-4 Lions 3-6 Vikings by 3 Site Pontiac Silverdome Scouting report The Lions opened with a 13-10 victory over the Vikings but have had a tough time since Detroit stays close but that hasn't SACKS (By defense) Dalias 34 Giants 33 Washington 31 Chicago 29 San Francisco 28 Minnesota 25 Rams 24 Philadelphia 27 St Louis 23 New Orleans 22 Atlanta 15 Tampa Bay 14 Detroit 14 Green Bay 10 Individual PASSING Att Com Yds Td 1 Rat 270 252 153 95 2330 20 7 1157 12 5 988 979 been good enough Vikings are improved over Week 1 especially on offense Minnesota injuries DE Mark Mullaney (knee) questionable Detroit injuries TE David Lewis (ankle) questionable Seahawks at Chiefs 1 pm Records favorite Seahawks 5-4 Chiefs 6-3 Chiefs by 1 Site Arrowhead Stadium Scouting report The Chiefs joined the ranks of legitimate contenders last week when the rallied from a 16-0 halftime deficit Seahawks appear set on second-year QB Gale Gilbert who threw for 271 yards in his first start Seattle in juries FB Eric Lane (knee) questionable Kansas City injuries RB Jeff Smith (hamstring) questionable Redskins at Packers 1 pm Record favorite Redskins 7-2 Packers 1-8 Redskins by 10 Site Lambeau Field Scouting report Washington defense has been vulnerable in the last two games 181 yards rushing by Joe Morris 490 yards passing by Tommy Kramer but Packers have players of that caliber QB Jay Schroeder seems to be improving every week Washington injuries None worse than probable Green Bay injuries CB Mark Lee (groin) questionable Chargers at Broncos 4 pm Records favorite Broncos 8-1 Chargers 1-8 no line Site Mile High Stadium Scouting report Injuries leave the Chargers stuck with QB Tom Flick as the starter He completed eight passes last week four to teammates and four to the Chiefs San Diego injuries RB Buford McGee (knee) out Q8 Dan Fouts (concussion) LB Andy Hawkins (hamstring) QB Mark Herrmann (concussion-neck) LB Woodrow Lowe (groin) R8 Tim Spencer (ankle) questionable Denver injuries WR Mark Jackson (knee) DE Ruion Jones (knee) Keith Bishop (knee) questionable Cardinals at 4Sers 4 pm Records favorite 49ers 5-3-1 Cardinals 2-7 49ers by 10 Site Candlestick Park Scouting report Joe Montana returns as QB just two months after back surgery Cliff Stoudt who replaced Neil Lomax at quarterback In the second half and led the Cardinals to a 13-10 victory over Philadelphia may start Lomax has started 53 consecutive games St Louis injuries LB EJ Junior (ankle) doubtful Lonnie Young (thigh) Derek Kennard (ankle) TE Doug Marsh (foot) questionable San Francisco injuries Bubba Paris (knee) out CB Ronnie Lott (knee) NT Michael Carter (ankle) QB Jeff Kemp (hip) questionable Giants at Eagles 4 pm TV Chs 4 34 Pat Summerall and John Madden Radio WQAM (560) Records favorite Giants 7-2 Eagles 3-6 Giants by Site Veterans Stadium Scouting report The Big Letdown Syndrome looms over the Giants who have beaten Washington and Dallas in their last two games Joe Morris likely to run for 181 yards again but with the way the Giants have been playing defense he have to NY Injuries None worse than probable Philadelphia injuries LB Alonzo Johnson (hamstring) LB Garry Cobb (knee) Ken Reeves (knee) CB-PR Evan Cooper (Knee) DT Reggie Singletary (knee) questionable Kramer Minn White Dali Kemp SF Peiluer Dali Schroeder Wa Young TB Hippie Det Jaworski Phi Simms Giants Archer Atl 1541 11 8 1314 4 6 2370 10 7 1002 3 2 1714 810 1355 8 5 1919 1212 1613 8 8 859 816 809 768 760 72 6 720 687 197 117 161 102 285 146 144 77 268 170 230 120 279 150 246 124 SACKS (By defense) Denver 38 New England 32 Raiders 31 San Diego 31 Kansas City 23 Pittsburgh 23 Cleveland 23 Cincinnati 22 Miami 21 Seattle 18 Jets 17 Houston 17 Buffalo 16 Indianapolis 11 RUSHING Att Yds Avg Lg TD Individual PASSING Att Com Yds Td I Rat RUSHING Att Yds Avg Lg TD 176 120 146 136 149 120 111 95 94 99 Warner Sea Brooks Cin Winder Den Hector Jets Rozier Hog Abercrombie Ptt Alien Raiders Kinnebrew Cin Jackson Pitt Hampton Mia 815 46 666 5 6 576 39 532 3 9 488 33 466 3 9 38 397 4 2 391 42 363 3 7 25 3 SCORING Touchdowns TD Rush Rec Ret Pts RECEIVING No Yds Avg Lg TD Toon Jets Christensen Raidrs Morgan NE Anderson SD Bouza Ind Collins NE Byner Clev Duper Mta Largent Sea Ciayton Mia 601 138 669 11 7 812 18 0 397 9S 492 123 362 9 3 328 8 9 711 198 483 134 726 20 7 Cincinnati Coach Sam Wycbe had this to say after beating the Detroit Lions last week: first thing like to do is compliment Darrell Royal and the Oops The Detroit coach is Darryl Rogers The Philadelphia Inquirer ran this anonymous quote from a Philadelphia Eagle player: emotions are watching my brand new car go off a cliff with Buddy Ryan Quarterback Bill Kenney played for Marv Levy during tenure at Kansas City and had an opinion on the coach hired by Buffalo to replace Hank Bullough: think Marv is a good coach but I think he should mess with the offense He should hire a good offensive coordinator Hey maybe Don Coryell Marv gets too emotional during games He was always two or three plays Bullough was a good man in a bad situation a defensive coach who could be unintentionally funny Malapropisms were his forte Here are a few: On a 96-yard TD pass in a loss to the Jets: took the sails out of our On the necessity of a good backup QB for insurance for Jim Kelly: know not the Lord of On meeting brother-in-law who is in the Air Force Bullough began whistling Anchors A weigh Winder Den Anderson SD Hampton Mta Hector Jets McGee SD Morgan NE Toon Jets Walker Jets 3 6 1 0 42 0 0 42 0 0 42 7 0 42 7 0 42 7 0 42 Kicking PAT FG Lg Pts Franklin NE Bahr Clev Leahy Jets Johnson Sea Bahr Raiders 25-26 21-27 22-22 15-18 29-29 1112 20-20 13-19 19-19 13-16 PUNTING No Yards Long Avg Giveawaytakeaway total (-) refers to a turnovers vs turnovers Teams are listed in order of giveawaytakeaway total Giveawaytakeaway total (-) refers to a team's turnovers vs turnovers Teams are listed in order of giveawaytakeaway total KICKOFF RET No Yds Avg Lg TD McNeil Clev Starring NE Anderson Edmonds Sea 27 634 235 100 1 15 349 23 3 52 0 12 278 23 2 35 0 21 470 22 4 46 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO Yds Lg TD Big-game bungling There is much debate over the tendency of quarterback Marc Wilson to take the gas (choke) in big games Some facts: The Raiders are 29-10 at home since moving to LA but with crowds of more than 80000 present their record is 2-6 And with Wilson at the helm in front of more than 80000 the Raiders are 0-4 Cincinnati punter Jeff Hayes is averaging 345 yards per kick just slightly more than his 307-yard average per rush on three fakes There were 102514 no-shows in the league last week meaning that at an average price of $1S per ticket NFL fans spent $1845252 on unused tickets SACKS Jones (Broncos) 119i Tippett (Patriots) 9' Smith (Bills) 8 Lee Williams (Chargers) 7V5 Green (Seahawks) 7 Jones (Raiders) 7 Veris (Patriots) 7 Mkien-burg (Broncos) 6 Still (Chiefs) 6' Smith (Chargers) O'Neal (Chargers) 6Vz Still (Chiefs) 6V SACKS Taylor (Giants) 11Vi Manley (Redskins) ll1 Jeffcoat (Cowboys) 8' Stover 8 Mi'ard (Vikings) 7 Marshall (Giants) 7 Hatey (49ers) White (Eaqies) 7: Geathers (Saints) 6 i i r-.

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