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Broncos upset
Steelers, 23*13
BY JOE CARNICELLI
UPI Sports Writer
The Denver Broncos, the
Cleveland Browns and a con
troversial official’s call have
combined to set up one heckuva
race in the American Conferen
ce.
The Broncos, the only Ameri
can Conference club which has
never participated in post
season play, moved into solid
contention for a playoff slot
Sunday as they upset the
Pittsburgh Steelers, 23-13.
Pittsburgh’s loss, combined
with Cleveland’s stunning 7-3
upset of the Oakland Raiders
and Cincinnati’s hairbreadth 20-
14 victory over the New York
Jets when an official disallowed
two apparent Joe Namath
touchdown passes in the final
minute, set up a hectic final
month in the AFC Central as
three clubs are within two
games of first.
With the score tied 13-13, Jim
Turner kicked a 46-yard field
goal which bounced over the
crossbar to give Denver a 16-13
lead and Charley Johnson
sealed the win when he threw
two yards to tight end Riley
Odoms late in the game. Floyd
Little also had a 10-yard TD
run for the Broncos, now
unbeaten in their last six
games, while Terry Hanratty
provided the lone Steeler TD
with a 42-yard pass to Ron
Shanklin.
Maurice Tyler recovered two
fumbles for Denver to set up
Turner’s 32-yard field goal and
Johnson’s TD pass.
Mike Phipps threw a seven
yard TD pass to Fair Hooker
early in the second quarter and
Cleveland’s defense made it
stand up against the Raiders.
The victory left the Browns 1 M
games behind Pittsburgh and
knocked the Raiders out of a
first-place tie with Kansas City
to third in the AFC West behind
Denver.
Cincinnati took a 17-0 lead
over the Jets and held a 20-14
advantage when Namath, who’s
been out since Sept. 23 with a
shoulder separation, entered
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the game. Namath, who hit 6-
of-13 for 98 yards, had his first
drive stopped by a fumble. But
he hit passes of 21 and 16 yards
to Rich Caster, 31 to Eddie Bell
and 10 again to Caster to bring
the ball to the one. An offside
penalty moved the ball to the
six-inch line with 19 seconds
left but Cliff McClain was
stopped short of the goalline
and time ran out on the Jets.
Jet Coach Weeb Ewbank, who
chased the officials across the
field after the game, was
critical of two calls—one which
ruled Caster out of bounds in
the end zone and the other on
Namath’s final completion to
Caster which was ruled at the
one instead of a TD.
“Richard was in twice,”
Ewbank fumed afterward. “I
thought I scored both times,”
Caster agreed, “but the man
said no and that’s that.”
“So close, so close,” Namath
said. “You get so close only to
lose.”
Elsewhere, Kansas City
bombed Houston, 38-14, Miami
shut out Buffalo, 17-0, Dallas
ripped Philadelpia, 31-10, Wash
ington downed Baltimore, 22-14,
Los Angeles whipped San
Francisco, 31-13, New England
stunned Green Bay, 33-24, the
New York Giants overcame St.
Louis, 24-13, San Diego edged
New Orleans, 17-14 and Detroit
trounced Chicago, 30-7. Min
nesota is at Atlttna tonight.
Mike Livingston passed for
two TDs and ran for another as
the Chiefs took sole possession
of first in the AFC West by
routing Houston. Livingston had
TD passes of five yards to Gary
Butler and 24 to Otis Taylor
and ran three yards for another
as the Chiefs enjoyed their best
offensive output of the year.
Lynn Dickey had a 62-yard TD
pass to Bob Gresham for
Houston, now 1-9.
Miami, with Larry Csonka
plunging for one TD and Paul
Warfield catching an 18-yard
TD pass from Bob Griese,
wrapped up its third straight
AFC title by stopping Buffalo.
O.J. Simpson had 120 yards for
the Bills in his quest for a
single season rushing record.
Roger Staubach had TD
passes of 28 yards to Bob
Hayes and two to Walt
Garrison and ran a yard for
another TD as the Cowboys
downed Philadelphia. Roman
Gabriel’s 80-yard pass to
Charles Young accounted for
the lone Eagle TD.
Curt Knight’s five field goals
and a one-yard TD run by
Larry Brown helped Washing
ton beat the Colts for the first
time since 1959 and John Hadi
threw TD passes of 25, 22 and
57 yards to Harold Jackson as
the Rams clubbed the 49ers for
the seventh straight time.
Jim Plunkett threw a 63-yard
TD pass to Reggie Rucker and
a 28-yarder to Bob Windsor and
ran a yard for another score as
the Patriots rallied for 24 points
in the second half to upset
Green Bay.
Norm Snead’s 45-yard TD
pass to Ron Johnson helped the
Giants beat St. Louis and end a
seven-game losing streak.
Rookie Dick Jauron returned
an interception 95 yards for a
TD to spark the Lions over
Chicago and Ron Smith’s 84-
yard punt return lifted San
Diego past New Orleans for
Charger Coach Ron Waller’s
first victory.
NFL Standings
By United Press International
American Conference
East
w. 1. t. pct.
x-Miami 9 10 .900
Buffalo 5 5 0 .500
NY Jets 3 7 0 .300
New England 3 7 0 .300
Baltimore 2 8 0 .200
Central
w. 1. t. pct.
Pittsburgh 8 2 0 .800
Cleveland 6 3 1 .650
Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600
Houston 1 9 0 .100
West
w. 1. t. pct.
Kansas City 6 3 1 .650
Denver 5 3 2 .600
Oakland 5 4 1 .550
San Diego 2 71 .250
National Conference
East
w. 1. t. pct.
Dallas 7 3 0 .700
Washington 7 3 0 .700
St. Louis 3 6 1 .350
Phila 3 6 1 .350
N.Y. Giants 2 71 .250
Central
w. 1. t. pct.
x-Minnesota 9 0 0 1.000
Detroit 4 5 1 .450
Green Bay 3 5 2 .400
Chicago 3 7 0 .300
West
w. 1. t. pct.
Los Angeles 8 2 0 .800
Atlanta 6 3 0 .667
New Orleans 4 6 0 .400
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ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s Horace King (24) plunges to the one-yard-line during second
quarter, setting up second touchdown by Georgia. Andy Johnson scored on next play. (UPI)
Four bowl bound
teams defeated
By FRED McMANE
UPI Sports Writer
The overall bowl picture
turned out to be predictable,
but there is still some mystery
left as the college football
season enters its final big week.
Seven of the 11 major college
post-season bowls were filled
Saturday and not one of the
teams named came as any
surprise. The re'sults of the
pairings were known well
before the NCAA’s official
announcements went out, and
the various bowl committees
went right along with their
original choices.
Four of the teams named to
post-season competition — Kan
sas, Tennessee, Missouri and
Auburn—were beaten Saturday,
but that didn’t matter. They all
knew in advance that no matter
what the outcome of their
games they would still be
invited.
The Liberty, Astro-Bluebon
net, Gator, Sun, Sugar, Cotton
and Orange Bowls all were
filled Saturday, leaving the
Fiesta, Tangerine, Peach and
Rose Bowls still searching for
opponents.
Only the Peach Bowl commit
tee showed real concern about
having a winner on Saturday.
Arkansas had been promised a
bid to the Peach Bowl if it beat
Southern Methodist, but the
best the Razorbacks could do
was a 7-7 tie and the backers of
the bowl said “no thanks.”
The Peach Bowl committee,
in fact, is willing to wait until
next weekend to find a suitable
opponent for Maryland, which
was named Saturday after
beating Clemson. The commit
tee has given Georgia the same
ultimatum it gave Arkansas,
“beat. Georgia Tech next
Saturday and you’re in. Lose
and we’ll find someone else.”
The other three bowls also
will be filled this week.
Pittsburgh was named Satur
day to the Fiesta Bowl on Dec.
21 at Tempe, Ariz., and the
Panthers’ host will be the
winner of Saturday’s game
between Arizona State and
Arizona, which will decide the
Western Athletic Conference.
Miami of Ohio, winner of the
Mid-American Conference and
boasting a perfect 10-0 record,
gets an official invite to the
Tangerine Bowl today and the
Redskins’ opponent for the Dec.
22 contest at Orlando, Fla., will
probably be East Carolina.
However, the Pirates are not
considered a shoo-in for the
berth and they have stated that
unless they get a bid by tonight
San Francisco 3 7 0 .300
x-clinched division title
Monday’s Games
Minnesota at Atlanta
(only game scheduled)
Thursday’s Games
Washington at Detroit
Miami at Dallas
(only games scheduled)
they are going to tell the
committee to forget it. Temple
is also being considered.
Both spots in the Rose Bowl
are currently open, but they
automatically go to the winners
of the Big Ten and the Pacific
Eight conferences. Those two
titles will be decided Saturday
when top-ranked Ohio State
meets fourth-ranked Michigan
for the Big Ten crown and
eighth-ranked UCLA takes on
ninth-ranked Southern Cali
fornia for the Pac Eight
championship.
The other bowl pairings are:
Cotton—Texas vs. Nebraska;
Sugar — Alabama vs. Notre
Dame; Orange—Penn State vs.
LSU; Gator—Tennessee vs.
Texas Tech; Liberty—North
Carolina State vs. Kansas;
Astro-Bluebonnet—Houston vs.
Tulane; and Sun—Missouri vs.
Auburn.
In addition to deciding the
remaining bowl participants,
this week’s key games could
decide the UPI national cham
pionship and help settle the
confusion surrounding the Heis
man Trophy voting.
Ohio State, which walloped
lowa, 55-13, on Saturday, can
wrap up the UPI Board of
Coaches national championship
with a victory over Michigan.
However, should the Buckeyes
lose and second-ranked Alaba
ma defeat seventh-ranked LSU
then the national title will be up
for grabs and would not be
decided until Alabama meets
Auburn on Dec. 1.
There is no clear-cut favorite
in this year’s Heisman Trophy
balloting, but the leading
candidates appear to be Ohio
State sophomore Archie Griffin,
Texas junior Roosevelt Leaks,
Penn State senior John Cappel
letti and Pittsburgh freshman
Tony Dorsett. All are running
backs.
All enjoyed good days Satur
day and all face some tough
competition Saturday which
could help settle the issue.
Griffin, who gained 246 yards
against lowa, goes against
Michigan’s rugged defense
Saturday while Leaks, who
picked up 105 yards in a 52-7
rout of TCU, faces Texas A&M
on Thanksgiving Day.
Cappelletti and Dorsett will
be opposing each other Satur
day as Penn State hosts
Pittsburgh. Cappelletti gained
204 yards and scored four
touchdowns Saturday as the
sixth-rankedNittany Lions rout
ed Ohio University 49-10 and
Dorsett ran for 161 yards in a
34-0 rout of Army.
In other games Saturday
involving the top 10 ranked
clubs, Alabama crushed Miami
(Fla.) 43-13, third-ranked Ok
lahoma routed Kansas 48-20,
Michigan whipped Purdue 34-9,
LSU topped Mississippi State
26-7, UCLA clobbered Oregon
State 56-10, Southern California
walloped Washington 42-19 and
lOth-ranked Nebraska decimat
ed Kansas 50-21.
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standings
By United Press International
East
w. 1. t. pts gs ga
NwEnglndl2 71 25 78 64
Quebec 11 9 12388 71
Chicago 10 6 1 21 64 55
Cleveland 9 5 2 20 61 57
Toronto 6 11 3 15 66 74
New York 6 12 2 14 47 80
West
w. 1. t. pts gs ga
Edmonton 13 3 0 26 71 42
Minnesota 9 71 19 66 54
Winnipeg 8 9 2 18 65 66
Houston 8 6 1 17 60 47
Vancouver
6 13 0 12 61 86
Los Angeles 5 15 0 10 49 80
Sunday’s Results
New York 5 Chicago 3
Vancouver 8 Cleveland 2
Minnesota 5 Edmonton 2
New England 5 Los Angeles 2
Toronto 6 Winnipeg 2
Quebec 8 Houston 3
Monday’s Games
(no games scheduled)
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Griffin Daily News Monday, November 19,1973
GHS Bears play
Jackson Tuesday
The Griffin Bears, with five
starters from a year ago among
its 16 players, open the 1973-74
basketball season tomorrow
night in Jackson.
Griffin will kickoff its home
campaign Wednesday night and
students with ID cards will be
admitted free as the Bears play
NBA standings
By United Press International Western Conference
Eastern Conference Midwest Division
Atlantic Division w. 1. pct. g.b.
w. 1. pct. g.b. Milwaukee 15 3 .833 —
Boston 13 3 .813 — Chicago 14 4 .778 1
New York 11 7 .611 3 Detroit 11 8 .579 4%
Buffalo 8 12 .400 7 KC-Omaha 6 12 .333 9
Philadelphia 5 12 .294 8% Pacific Division
Central Division w. •• pct. g-b.
w. 1. pct. g.b. Los Angeles 12 6 .667 —
Atlanta 10 8 .556 — Golden State 8 6 .571 2
Capital 8 7 .533 % Portland 9 7 .563 2
Houston 5 13 .278 5 Seattle 7 14 .333 6%
Cleveland 4 15 .211 6 1-22 Phoenix 4 13 .235 7%
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