The last holdouts: wide receiver Quintin Jones, guard Ron Solt and linebackers Mike Merriweather, Chip Banks and Brian Noble.
54-0
Tampa Bay has been outscored 54-0 in the first quarter.
27
Minnesota hasn`t allowed a 100-yard rusher in 27 straight games.
5,068
Mark Duper became the second Miami Dolphin to reach 5,000 yards receiving. The other was Nat Moore (7,547).
4
Cincinnati has matched last season`s victory total.
0
Cleveland hasn`t allowed a touchdown pass all season.
– Top rushers-San Diego`s Gary Anderson, 131 yards on 23 carries. He`s the first Charger to have successive 100-yard games since Chuck Muncie in 1982. . . . Indianapolis` Eric Dickerson, 125 yards on 30 carries. It was his 47th 100-yard game, tying Franco Harris for third place. Dickerson has 8,702 career yards, surpassing Jim Taylor (8,597) for eighth place. . . . Greg Bell of the Los Angeles Rams, 112 yards on 31 carries. . . . Phoenix`s Earl Ferrell, 108 yards on 19 carries. It was the first 100-yard game of his eight-year career. . . . San Francisco`s Roger Craig, 107 yards on 21 carries. . . . Neal Anderson of the Bears, 105 yards on 20 carries.
– Top passers-Pittsburgh`s Bubby Brister, 22 of 36 for 330 yards. . . . Phil Simms of the New York Giants, 29 of 49 for 309 yards. . . . Washington`s Mark Rypien, 26 of 41 for 303 yards. . . . San Francisco`s Joe Montana, 20 of 29 for 302 yards.
– Longest TD catches-71 yards by Kansas City`s Paul Palmer. It was the Chiefs` longest pass play to a running back since Abner Haynes had a 73-yarder in 1963. . . . 69 yards by San Francisco`s Jerry Rice and Aaron Cox of the Rams. – Longest TD run-45 yards by Anderson.
– Leading receivers-(Yardage): Atlanta`s Stacey Bailey, 169 yards on 4 catches. . . . Rice, 163 yards on 6 catches. . . . Green Bay`s Sterling Sharpe, 137 yards on 7 catches. . . . Cincinnati`s Eddie Brown, 127 yards on 4 catches. . . . Palmer, 122 yards on 5 catches. . . . Pittsburgh`s Weegie Thompson, 118 yards on 4 catches. . . . Minnesota`s Anthony Carter, 113 yards on 6 catches. . . . Dallas` Ray Alexander, 107 yards on 6 catches. (Catches): 10-by Al Toon of the New York Jets for 75 yards and George Adams of the Giants for 59 yards. . . .8 by Cleveland`s Earnest Byner for 64 yards.
– Leading defensive players-Houston`s Keith Bostic had an interception and recovered a fumble. All told, the Oilers had five interceptions. . . . Keith Millard had four of Minnesota`s eight sacks. . . . Buffalo forced five turnovers and blocked two punts. Mark Kelso had two interceptions.
. . . Dallas` Danny Noonan returned an interception 17 yards for his first TD. He also had a safety. . . . Cincinnati`s Lewis Billups returned a fumble 26 yards for a TD. . . . Philadelphia`s Reggie White had four sacks. . . . San Francisco had four interceptions. . . . Pepper Johnson of the Giants returned an interception 33 yards for a TD. . . . Bill Maas got Kansas City`s first safety since 1978. . . . Phoenix`s Cedric Mack returned a fumble 45 yards for a TD, and Ken Harvey got a safety. . . . Detroit`s Chris Spielman had 11 solo tackles.
– Longest field goal-51 yards by Indianapolis` Dean Biasucci.
– Most field goals-5 by Biasucci and Buffalo`s Scott Norwood, who has kicked a team-record 12 in a row and is 13 of 14 for the season.
– Most points in a quarter-21 by the Rams in the second period.
– Most points by a player-18 by Pinkett and Norwood.
– Most first downs-27 by San Francisco.
– Fewest first downs-8 by Seattle.
– Most yards-590 by San Francisco.
– Fewest yards-154 by Seattle.
– Significant injuries-Atlanta: QB Chris Miller (sprained left ankle), RB Gerald Riggs (sprained left knee). . . . Minnesota: QB Wade Wilson (bruised left elbow), QB Tommy Kramer (left wrist). . . . Giants: LB Carl Banks
(hamstring). . . . Chiefs: QB Steve DeBerg (bruised knee). . . . Redskins:
DE Dexter Manley (hamstring), WR Gary Clark (sprained shoulder).
– Miscellaneous-John Knapke, 25, of Dayton was in critical condition with head injuries suffered when he fell from the stands during Cincinnati`s victory. Witnesses said the man fell about 20 to 25 feet from the first deck of Riverfront Stadium reaching for the ball after an extra point. . . . Ken O`Brien of the Jets had his streak of passes without an interception snapped at 211 by Raphel Cherry. It was the second-longest streak in NFL history. Bart Starr had 294. . . . The Rams` 45 points were the most against the Giants since San Diego scored 44 in 1980. . . . Billionaire Robert Tisch says he is no longer interested in buying the Dallas Cowboys. ”I don`t want to own a team more than one hour away from New York,” Tisch said. Bum Bright`s asking price of $100 million for the team and $50 million for the leases at Texas Stadium also were considerations. . . . Defensive end Leslie O`Neal, sidelined for nearly two years by a knee injury, is practicing with the San Diego Chargers and could be only a few weeks away from playing. Defensive line coach Gunther Cunningham says O`Neal might play as early as Oct. 16 against Miami.
– They said it-Tampa Bay kicker Donald Igwebuike, a native of Nigeria, hasn`t grasped the nuances of the game. ”You`ve seen that TV commercial, `You Make the Call?` I haven`t got one right yet.” . . . Cincinnati wide receiver Tim McGee, asked if the Bengals feel they`re in the driver`s seat in the AFC Central: ”No, we`re just happy to be in the car.” . . . ”I`m providing Vitamin A for their ego,” said Jets linebacker Robin Cole, who has two Super Bowl rings from his days with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
