From: kprashan@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (hyderabadi)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Chargers win.. bring on the Ducks
Date: 14 Dec 92 20:13:39 GMT
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CINCINNATI 10  CHARGERS 27


Ho hum.. fall behind 10-3 in the 2nd Q. So what's the problem. Its only
a matter of time before SD takes control, scores 24 unanswered points 
and puts the game away.

SD started slow. They took the kickoff, drove the length of the field,
took 9:30 mins off the clock, pounded the Cincy defense, got as close as
the 2 yd line, and kicked a FG (3-0). A holding penlaty on the 5 yd line cost 
them the TD. Cincy then scored in exactly 12 secs. A play-action bomb 
for 83 yds (3-7). Humphries threw an INT on the next possession. But the
defense held and the offense got cranking once again. Butts looked good
early on. But Humphries never saw LB Francis who stepped in front to pick
off his pass in the end-zone. Cincy drove down the field and kicked a 
48 yd FG (3-10). 

But for the 4th time in as many games, the SD 2-min offense was clicking.
Humphries found Miller wide open in the back of the end-zone with 15 secs
to go in the half (10-10). 

SD really took control in the 3rd Q and blew open the game. A 13 play, 
66 yd drive was capped off by Humphries on the bootleg on a 4th and 1 (17-10).
Klinger's next pass was intercepted by Plummer, and Bernstine ran it in from
7 yds out (24-10). 
Klingers was picked off again by Carrington on a pass that was tipped by
3 different players. Carney kicked a FG to finish off the scoring (27-10).

Game-Notes:

o Butts bruised his knee in the 2nd Q, and didn't play after that. He had
  6 carries for 47 yds. He will play next week. They kept him out bcoz of..

o Bernstine! He returned to the lineup and looked very good. He is a great
  power runner, and is deadly when he is close to the goal line. He had
  11 carries for 33 yds.

o Other runners: Harmon 5 for 30 yds, Bienemy 12 for 41 yds. 

o Harmon was once again outstanding on the field. He had 8 catches for 80 yds.
  He was, in effect, responsible for Miller's TD just before halftime. He went
  underneath the coverage, and took the DB who was supposed to cover Miller
  deep with him. Humphries easily went up top to Miller for the score.

o Humphries: 19 of 28, 209 yds, 1 TD, 2 INTs.

o The defense played well after that initial breakdown. FS Stanley Richard
  didn't play bcoz of a quadriceps muscle injury. Nothing serious, they just
  held him out for next week.


AFCWest: KC  9-5        Playoffs: Buf 10-4
         SD  9-5                  Pit 10-4
         Den 7-7                  KC   9-5
         LAR 6-7                  SD   9-5
         Sea 2-12                 Mia  8-5
                                  Hou  8-6
                                  Den  7-7
                                  Ind  7-7
                                  Cle  7-7


SD needs 1 more win on their last 2 games, or 1 Denver loss to get into
the playoffs for sure.

Cle and Indy cannot catch SD. Both can, at best, tie with SD, but SD owns
both tiebreakers. That leaves Denver as the only threat.

Chris Berman on ESPN keeps saying how SD can even get to have homefield 
advantage throughout the playoffs. Very unlikely, but here's how,

SD   goes 2-0; at Rdrs, at Sea
Buff goes 0-2; at NO, at Hou.
Pit  goes 0-2; Min, Cle
KC   has 1 more loss; at NYG, Den
Mis  has 1 more loss; Rdrs, NYJ, at NE


Next week, at the Duckpond, to take on the Ducks, who can co-operate tonight
by beating the Dolphins.


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| Prashanth                    |                      |
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