It was Dallas` smallest home crowd since 1965, when 38,499 saw the Cowboys beat St. Louis 27-13 Dec. 11 in the Cotton Bowl.
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San Francisco`s Joe Montana completed a record 22 straight passes over two games.
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Green Bay`s Dave Brown made his 53d interception, tops among active players.
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Philadelphia`s John Teltschik set a record by punting 15 times.
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Charles White needs 324 yards to match, in one season, his rushing total for his first six seasons. He has 1,054 yards.
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The Pittsburgh defense has scored as many TDs as Mark Malone has thrown for
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Top rushers-Washington`s George Rogers, 134 yards on 30 carries. . . . Atlanta`s Gerald Riggs, 120 yards on 30 carries. He became the Falcons` all-time leading rusher with 6,025 yards. . . . Pittsburgh`s Frank Pollard, 106 yards on 22 carries. It was his first 100-yard game since 1985. . . . Charles White of the Los Angeles Rams, 102 yards on 29 carries. It was his fourth straight 100-yard game. St. Louis` Stump Mitchell, 101 yards on 20 carries.
Top passers-Tampa Bay`s Vinny Testaverde, 22 of 47 for 369 yards. . . . Cincinnati`s Boomer Esiason, 28 of 44 for 368 yards. . . . Marc Wilson of the Los Angeles Raiders, 21 of 32 for 337 yards. . . . Jim Everett of the Rams, 20 of 26 for a career-high 324 yards. . . . Buffalo`s Jim Kelly, 22 of 36 for 315 yards. . . . San Francisco`s Joe Montana, 26 of 35 for 308 yards.
Longest TD catches-84 yards by Washington`s Gary Clark. . . . 81 yards by Henry Ellard of the Los Angeles Rams.
Longest TD runs-11 yards by Pollard.
Leading receivers-(Yardage): Tampa Bay`s Mark Carrier, a team-record 212 yards on 8 catches. . . . Ellard, 171 yards on 7 catches. . . . Buffalo`s Andre Reed, 153 yards on 7 catches. . . . San Diego`s Wes Chandler, 140 yards on 10 catches. . . . James Lofton of the Raiders, 132 yards on 6 catches. . . . Mark Bavaro of the New York Giants, 133 yards on 6 catches. . . . Clark, 130 yards on 5 catches. . . . Minnesota`s Anthony Carter, 106 yards on 3 catches. . . . New Orleans` Eric Martin, 101 yards on 2 catches. (Catches): 10-Chandler. 8-Carrier. . . . 7-Ellard, Reed, Dallas` Kelvin Edwards for 88 yards, Indianapolis` Bill Brooks for 85 yards, Atlanta`s Floyd Dixon for 80 yards, Detroit`s Gary Lee for 69 yards, St. Louis` J.T. Smith for 65 yards, Dallas` Herschel Walker for 62 yards and Minnesota`s Darrin Nelson for 28 yards.
Leading defensive players-Atlanta`s Robert Moore recovered 2 fumbles, returning one 20 yards for a TD. . . . San Francisco`s Ronnie Lott, Denver`s Karl Mecklenburg and Dallas` Michael Downs each had 2 interceptions. . . . Steve McMichael of the Bears and Carl Banks of the Giants each had 2 1/2 sacks. San Francisco`s Keena Turner, the Raiders` Rod Martin and Indianapolis` Johnie Cooks each had 2 sacks. . . . New Orleans has 27 interceptions for the season, a team record. . . . Minnesota`s Chris Doleman has forced fumbles in the last four games, a team record.
Longest TD returns-Kansas City`s Kevin Ross returned a blocked field-goal try 65 yards. . . . Houston`s Robert Lyles returned a fumble 55 yards.
Longest field goal-53 yards by Detroit`s Eddie Murray.
Most field goals-3 by the Bears` Kevin Butler, Indianapolis` Dan Biasucci, Cincinnati`s Jim Breech, Morten Andersen of New Orleans, Raul Allegre of the Giants and Murray.
Significant injuries-Bears: QB Jim McMahon, hamstring. . . . Minnesota: QB Tommy Kramer, shoulder. . . . Houston: RB Mike Rozier, bruised shoulder, sprained ankle and knee. . . . Denver: WR Vance Johnson, dislocated shoulder; RB Gene Lang, thumb.
Streaks-New Orleans` six-game winning streak began on All Saints Day. . . . Kansas City failed to force a turnover for the fourth consecutive game. . . . St. Louis` Neil Lomax has thrown at least two TD passes in four straight games. . . . San Francisco`s Jerry Rice has caught a TD pass in 10 straight games.
Accomplishments-The Colts won in Cleveland for the first time since Oct. 14, 1962. . . . Mel Gray set a New Orleans record with an 80-yard punt return. . . . Kansas City`s Bill Kenney threw his 100th TD pass. . . . Cincinnati`s Cris Collinsworth got his 400th career reception. The team record is 420 by Isaac Curtis. . . . The Bengals are 4-8 but have outgained each opponent this year.
Miscellaneous-The Rams-Lions game at the Silverdome drew only 33,413-1,110 fewer than the crowd Friday for the Boston Celtics-Detroit Pistons National Basketball Association game. . . . Houston`s Kenny Johnson and San Diego`s Elvis Patterson were ejected for fighting. . . . The Patriots-Broncos rivalry is the oldest between AFL/AFC teams. They played the first American Football League game Sept. 9, 1960, on a Friday night at Nickerson Field in Boston. Denver won 13-10. . . . Carl Hairston, who will be 35 Dec. 15, is leading Cleveland in sacks with 6 1/2. ”He could be the first player to collect a Pro Bowl check and a Social Security check in the same year,” said teammate Al
”Bubba” Baker. . . . Indianapolis linebacker Johnie Cooks, after his team`s 9-7 win over the Browns gave the Colts the lead in the AFC East race:
”Sooner or later, people are going to realize that we have a good team.
”We took it upon ourselves to go out and play a great defensive game. We don`t have any superstars on defense. We just have 11 guys who go to the ball. I`m tired of hearing people calling us the Dolts.” . . . The defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants are 4-8 after Sunday`s 23-20 overtime win over the Eagles.
”I guess we`re showing people how life really is,” said Giants linebacker Pepper Johnson. ”You have your ups and downs. It`s been a disappointing year and we`re feeling the effects. We won this game and we`re cherishing every one of them.”
”It wasn`t real happy in here after the game,” said Giants QB Phil Simms, who completed 16 of 34 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns. ”I think the guys feel relieved and hoping maybe we`ll get it going again.”
Although there were signs saying ”Bring Pro Football Back to Cincy” and fans wearing bags over their heads, Cincinnati (4-8) quarterback Boomer Esiason said he ”actually heard a few cheers from our fans,” during Sunday`s 30-27 win over the lowlier (2-10) Chiefs.
