Denver swept the season series against the Raiders. Since the 16-game schedule started in 1978, it`s the only series that has been swept each year. 9,294
New England`s Stanley Morgan has 9,294 yards in receptions. He past his coach, Raymond Berry (9,275), for seventh place on the all-time list.
143-59
Atlanta has been outscored 143-59 since the strike ended.
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New Orleans had scored in 21 straight quarters until being blanked in the third period Sunday.
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St. Louis is 3-18-1 in its last 22 road games.
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The Kansas City Chiefs haven`t scored a TD on offense in 13 quarters.
Top rushers-Miami`s Troy Stradford, 169 yards on 17 carries. . . . Seattle`s Curt Warner, 119 yards on 23 carries. . . . Indianapolis` Eric Dickerson, 117 yards on 27 carries. . . . Cleveland`s Kevin Mack, 114 yards on 26 carries. . . . Freeman McNeil of the New York Jets, 103 yards on 20 carries.
Top passers-Cincinnati`s Boomer Esiason 30 of 53 for 409 yards. . . . San Francisco`s Joe Montana, 29 of 45 for 304 yards.
Longest TD catch-83 yards by Houston`s Ernest Givins.
Longest TD run-42 yards by Pittsburgh`s Mark Malone.
Leading receivers-(Yardage): Cincinnati`s Tim McGee, 139 yards on 8 catches. . . . Givins, 126 yards on 3 catches. . . . Denver`s Vance Johnson, 115 yards on 5 catches. . . . . San Francisco`s Jerry Rice, 103 yards on 7 catches. . . . New England`s Stanley Morgan, 102 yards on 5 catches. (Catches): 8 by McGee and Tampa Bay`s James Wilder for 39 yards. . . . 7 by Rice,
Philadelphia`s Mike Quick for 90 yards and Cincinnati`s Stanford Jennings for 57 yards.
Leading defensive players-Cleveland`s Frank Minniefield had 3 interceptions. . . . Detroit had 8 sacks, including 3 1/2 by Mike Cofer. . . . San Francisco deflected 6 passes at the line of scrimmage. . . . Buffalo and Green Bay each had 5 sacks. . . . Atlanta`s Dennis Harrison deflected 3 passes. . . . Jim Bowman had 2 of New England`s 4 interceptions. Indianapolis hadn`t been intercepted in its previous four games. Bowman also recovered a fumble. . . . Pittsburgh made 3 interceptions. The Steelers lead the league with 22. They also recovered 2 fumbles. . . . St. Louis and Denver eiach had 6 sacks. . . . New Orleans` Gene Atkins had 2 interceptions.
Longest TD returns-Minnesota`s Leo Lewis returned a punt 78 yards. It was the first punt return for a TD for the Vikings since Charlie West`s 98-yarder in 1968 against Washington. . . . New England`s Ronnie Lippett returned an interception 45 yards. It was his second TD return of the season.
. . . Pittsburgh`s Rod Woodson returned his first interception 45 yards. It was the third TD by a Steeler on an interception this year.
Longest field goals-52 yards by Pittsburgh`s Gary Anderson. . . . 51 yards by Minnesota`s Chuck Nelson.
Most field goals-3 by the Bears` Kevin Butler, Anderson, Cincinnati`s Jim Breech, Denver`s Rich Karlis and New Orleans` Morten Andersen.
Significant injuries-Bears: QB Jim McMahon, mild concussion; T Jimbo Covert, dislocated shoulder . . . . Minnesota: QB Tommy Kramer, bruised right hand. . . . New York Jets: S Lester Lyles, knee and ankle. . . . Atlanta: DE Rick Bryan, pulled groin muscle. . . . New England: CB Raymond Clayborn, torn left knee ligament (out). . . . New Orleans: S Antonio Gibson, broken right arm. . . . Denver: S Dennis Smith, broken right forearm; RB Steve Sewell, broken jaw.
Streaks-Kansas City has lost nine in a row. . . . Cincinnati has lost 6 straight at home, a team record. . . . Cleveland`s Ozzie Newsome caught a pass in his 122d straight game, second to Steve Largent`s 147.
Accomplishments-Pittsburgh swept the season series from Cincinnati for the first time since 1978. . . . Seattle`s Norm Johnson had 10 points, giving him 504 for his career. . . . Quick`s 2 TD catches gave him 49 for his career, passing Pete Retzlaff for fourth place on the Eagles` list.
Miscellaneous-Dallas running back Tony Dorsett on how he knew his role had changed: ”All of sudden, I found myself on the sideline with my nose running and icicles coming off it.” . . . There are rumors that this could be Don Shula`s last year as Miami coach. His wife has cancer. . . . The play of Charles Martin is under fire again. Last week against Pittsburgh, Steeler running back Earnest Jackson said the Houston nose tackle speared him in the ribs. Last year, when Martin was Green Bay, he threw Bear quarterback Jim McMahon to the ground and was ejected. Steeler coach Chuck Noll hinted his team may take matters into its own hands. ”We`re not going to make a big deal out of it, be we may have to handle this ourselves. We play them again (Dec. 19 in Houston). We may go spearing ourselves. That usually brings it to everybody`s attention.” The Steelers aren`t the only ones complaining about the Oilers. After San Francisco`s Nov. 8 game with Houston, 49er tight end Russ Francis said, ”They spear, they eye-gouge, they body-slam. They`re just like professional wrestlers.” . . . Cincinnati QB Boomer Esiason took a heavy physical beating in Sunday`s loss to Pittsburgh, but his postgame medical examination didn`t reveal the major source of his pain. When asked by reporters about his condition, he said: ”I`ve got a broken heart, that`s about it.” The Bengals are 3-7 after 10 games for the third time this decade, but seldom if ever has a team been so stunned to be in such a fix. ”This is probably the lowest point of my football career,” said Esiason. ”I`ve never been through anything like this in my life. Everybody talks about how it builds character (to be challenged to fight back from losing), but I`d give back a little character right now for a win. This team has really, really had a tough emotional time of it.”
