The Bears` Walter Payton scored his 107th touchdown rushing, his 10th NFL rushing record. He had been tied with Jim Brown.
700
Seattle`s Steve Largent had 2 catches, giving him 700 for his career. He and Charlie Joiner (750) are the only players in the 700 club.
0
The Green Bay Packers are the only team without a victory, including the preseason, this year.
14
The Miami Dolphins have won 14 straight games against the Colts, the longest current streak in a series in the NFL.
2-0
The New Orleans Saints have never been 2-0 in their 21-year history.
3,635
Joe Morris moved into third place on the New York Giants` rushing list with 3,635 yards, surpassing Frank Gifford`s 3,609.
Accomplishments-Dallas` Tony Dorsett becames only the third player to reach 15,000 in combined yards. He has 15,064. Walter Payton (21,133) and Jim Brown (15,459) are the others. . . . Ottis Anderson of the New York Giants ran for 6 yards to pass Larry Csonka for 10th place on the all-time rushing list. Anderson has 8,086 yards.
Top passer-Neil Lomax of St. Louis, 32 of 62 for 457 yards. It was the second- best day of his career. He threw for 468 yards against Washington Dec. 16, 1984. Lomax was the only 300-yard passer Sunday.
Top rushers-Mike Rozier of Houston, 150 yards on 29 carries. . . . Gerald Riggs of Atlanta, 120 yarrds on 23 carries. Washington has allowed a runner to gain as much as 100 yards only 11 times in the last four years, and Riggs had done it three times. . . . Neal Anderson of the Bears, 115 yards on 16 carries. . . . Seattle`s John L. Williams, 112 yards on 15 carries.
Longest TD catch-46 yards by Cincinnati`s Rodney Holman and Minnesota`s Anthony Carter.
Longest TD run-27 yards by Anderson.
Leading defensive players-Terry Kindard of the New York Giants had three interceptions. . . . Bill Bates had two of Dallas` four interceptions. . . . Philadelphia had three interceptions (two by Elbert Foules), three sacks and two fumble recoveries. Seth Joyner returned one of the fumbles 18 yards for a TD. The Eagles allowed only 32 yards rushing. . . . Cleveland`s Clay Matthews returned one of his two interceptions 26 yards for his first career TD. All told, the Browns had six interceptions, including two by Chris Rockins. . . . Miami`s Brian Sochia and Houston`s William Fuller each had two sacks.
Leading receivers-(Yardage): Roy Green of St. Louis, 139 yards on 7 catches. . . . Carter, 117 yards on 4 catches. . . . Buffalo`s Chris Burkett, 115 yards on 7 catches. . . . Detroit`s Pete Mandley, 110 yards on 7 catches. . . . Atlanta`s Floyd Dixon, 105 yards on 5 catches. . . . San Francisco`s Mike Wilson, 104 yards on 7 catches. . . . St. Louis` Jay Novacek, 101 yards on 7 catches. (Catches): 9 by Indianapolis` Albert Bentley for 69 yards. . . . 8 by Cleveland`s Kevin Mack for 48 yards, Buffalo`s Ronnie Harmon for 82 yards and Denver`s Gerald Wilhite for 26 yards. . . . 7 by Indianapolis` Billy Brooks for 80 yards, Miami`s Lorenzo Hampton for 49 yards, Philadelphia`s Mike Quick for 83 yards, Mandley, Novacek, Green, Wilson and Burkett.
Best return-San Diego`s Lionel James returned a punt 81 yards for a TD.
Longest field goal-52 yards by Tony Zendejas of Houston.
Most field goals-5 by Seattle`s Norm Johnson.
Significant injuries-New York Giants: running back Joe Morris, concussion;
guard Chris Godfrey, knee. Pittsburgh: tackle Tunch Ilkin, knee;. wide receiver John Stallworth, strained groin muscle. Dallas: guard Nate Newton, knee.
Streaks-Miami`s Dan Marino has thrown a TD pass in 25 straight games, tying Daryle Lamonica for the third-longest streak. . . . Cleveland beat Pittsburgh for the third straight time, the longest streak since winning seven consecutive games during the 1967-70 seasons. The Steelers have dropped six straight games and seven of eight at Cleveland Stadium. The 24-point victory margin was the largest by Cleveland over Pittsburgh since a 41-10 victory Oct. 8, 1966. . . . Seattle`s Steve Largent caught a pass in his 141st straight game, and Cleveland`s Ozzie Newsome caught a pass in his 116th straight game. . . . The Los Angeles Rams have lost five in a row going back to last season. . . . The Raiders had gone a record 627 punts without having one blocked.
Miscellaneous-The field was in poor condition in Cleveland because of two concerts by Pink Floyd last week. A muddy strip dominated the field between the 20s. . . . Seattle linebacker Brian Bosworth wore his old college number, 44, against Kansas City after his agent, Gary Wichard, obtained a temporary restraining order against the NFL. League officials have said that linebackers must wear numbers in the 50s or 90s. . . . Buffalo defensive end Bruce Smith and linebacker Darryl Talley, and Houston tackle Doug Williams were ejected for fighting. . . . St. Louis has won only one of its last 17 road games.
