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to tie up the jet, start from there 34 play action on first and last at Montreux for the whistle play Mark Spangler gets credit for his third sack of the season a loss of nine on the play you know you credit him for this Spindler sack number 92 It's on the left side of the screen, it's going to go in, it beats your vite. Minh takes a clean hit in the backfield but still makes the play. Blair Thomas doesn't make it, but there is a fumble that the whistle had. blown up, remember once the whistle blows if I'm dead, Thunder makes a good play with the saxophone to the quarterback, but the defensive secondary has excellent coverage on second down and 18 out of the tie.

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one came up right here, the first two plays for the Jets, two fumbles, here he goes again, the other one blew the whistle again, but here he does it, where Thomas watches as he tries to come back, that's the ball Gerry reaches for it and throws it, ball number 54. Spielman receives the ball, so Blair Thomas' problems continue. He remembers the critical fumble in that Monday night game against the Chicago Bears and he gives one to the Lions right here.

Cramer deflected it on the first attempt. He fired a bullet intended for Mike Fawn. And if? Mike Bard, the ball would hit him, he still wouldn't have caught it. I mean, the ball was flying. You have to be able to take it away a little bit and Kramer, they have improved a problem at quarterback. Kramer is the Chris Spielman problem. in his fourth year out of Ohio State leads the Lions and tackles with 95, has taken it back to the punter the last three years came up with the funnel recovery a moment ago Kramer inside the 15-yard line Robert Clark with his reception number 36 of the season and Lonnie Young made the stop that goes for 12 and Kramer shot and he's concussed Kramer comes back to pass the tie, he'll pay for this once he shoots the ball, just take it, that's number 90, it's Dennis Byrd who hits him.

He drills it right into the grass, but he's still in the game. Eric Kramer because of his good play and the preseason surpassed this man, Andre Ware, and behind the injured Rodney Peete, who was out for the rest of the season, he has a first out from the Pichette 14-yard line. that's the second time and Lachman number 56, Jim Luckman, had a shot against Sanders and misses them and in Santa he picks up an excellent block downfield from Willie Green number 86 and 84, which is his 15th touchdown of the season, it's first in the NFC and here it is.

Eddie Murray for the extra point, you know, Wayne Fonts told us yesterday that the opposition doesn't realize how quick Barry Sanders is until they're on the field with him. He's very, very tough, he makes people fail. It's so hard to get a piece of how the Jets justice government seems out of the season Detroit seven and the Jets swim the start for no hurry Hector and Brown are back this is Johnny Hector out of the 15 mr. Joel, okay, let's take a look at td4. What happened to this TD first starts with Jeff Locke. It is missing to the left of your screen.

The number 56 is longer than the standard. It is 20. Obviously here is the error. Okay, now we move forward. Link to the left. from screen number 80 Perriman gets a great block 81 away gets another block and then number 86 right there is Willie Green gets the final block and Sanders scores, so the Jets who got off to a bad start with the SEC and the fumble they get back on offense and it's freamon McNeil stops by the right defensive end and so on McNeil inserted here early after Blair Thomas coughed, he went for three, it'll be a second down and seven, a look at Miller Lite's 10-minute ticker Houston has clinched the AFC Central for the first time by defeating Pittsburgh Philadelphia comes from behind the lead the Giants Kansas City now over San Diego and Dallas crazy about the fall New Orleans which is a final score The Chicago Bears are up 10 and four down the victory over the Green Bay Packers Brad Baxter, the ball carrier, made five on the play and jerry ball, the nose tackle who has had an excellent season made the stop, it will be a third down and one at 26, jerry ball is the guy you have to block that number 93 man if you don't block him you don't run the ball or pass the ball ávila to welcome those of you who have been watching Pittsburgh the Steelers by the score 31 six Robert Paul McGuire of the Silverdome in Pontiac and the Lions, the Jets up by seven and Ken O'Brien calling the timeout bar, he looked down, he had the wrong plate called for the defense, he was out and out and he didn't do it.

I have enough time to make a change, so with 945 left and this first quarter we'll take a timeout here on defense while we resume O'Brien out of the shotgun that's tuned to moving, ragas tracking, let's see if he retired from my Kate was offside. or move and that will make it a third down it's almost 7:00 the referee reads Keshan's first down. I'm sorry and actually he is a good personification that I know Ruth appreciates. It all starts before the ball was even in

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. That's the left guard. You mentioned that Paul could get hot. He and Dave Cadogan have been rotating at that position, so I hated and the Jets are now on third down and six in the 21 Bread Cash Ins caught a cold.

We won't hear him do that today, now only you would know. that being able to hear it on the public address system here in the huge silver mass, the Jets are aware that they would be affected by the noise of the crowd here in the Silverdome and Carol Bride is having difficulties, the Jets hope to go to the silent count. the Silverdome often resonates so loud in the sound apparently they didn't move the ball on that penalty and now it's set outside the 20 five yard penalty they never gave it to him it was a third and six wait he should have had it was covered by a bucket of violation, he made Crockett beat and that ball is right on target O'Brien can't throw the ball better than this look at the play Keris Mantha is crossing the field in perfect position Crockett is behind him, he has him beat there Terrance Mathis and Louis Aguiar returns to his five seconds average of 13 for returning the puck.

Washington's Mitchell and a good reception from IKEA called my grave a key, unleash a 52-yard punt and Detroit will be back on the offensive field. Still on the Detroit Lions' minds is his teammate, offensive lineman Mike Utley. It's James rushing to wear No. 60 with his thoughts on Washington State teammate Mike Utley, whose career ended after a crippling spinal injury suffered in a game against the Rams last month. in physio, there is no catch four-twenty, they are a little screen that turns out and Scott versus row is back at about the 24 yard line, but look at this when the play is set up.

Lewis does a great job 57th trying to stay in line. here waiting and get help inside now, how does that come in? misses, tackle McMillan is blocked and Sanders is finally taken down deep, almost at the 47-yard line. Paul Lewis made a great play on the offensive line, but he didn't make it. He gets help from his friends and now we have Scott Mercer. Rose heard about the fair of 20 crowds chanting for Barry Sanders. The Jets were looking at Scott Mercer. Oh. Nightline shook a moment ago. Bill Pakal came in replacing Mercer Oh. Six minutes passed.

This first quarter is set up for seven ugly first downs at the 47 and again it is the Sanders flag that has been thrown that a young man stops Sanders going for five on the play Pete Carroll, the Jets defensive coordinator, told us last night that Barry Sanders is always one step away from breaking it, that's what he says the Jets need to avoid, they haven't been able to do that to this point, he said he also hopes to force us into a pass protection role because he's not a good blocker all that time, but Very Holy, we saw it only on that last play.

He might be able to make so many moves in the backfield, but when he and then when he has to outrun a linebacker to get out, that's easy for him, he can get there in the blink of an eye. Back at the 31-yard line it will be a first down and 25 7 nothing Detroit on a 14-yard Sanders intercepted touchdown was intended for Perriman Eric Kramer spent two years with Calgary and Canadian football excited as a free agent with Detroit last year impressive during the preseason, since a year ago he lost his good game in the preseason, he surprisingly went for Andre Ware and behind the injured Rodney Peete he loomed for the rest of the season with an Achilles injury and was really moving forward while the only thing What did that idiot Kramer say?

Listen, he's going to make a list of upstart cravers. Pass completed before first down. Our reception was covered by Mike Grimm. Goes for 15. Are you going to see much of this below? things and Clark number 82 makes the catch because the Jets are going to play zone defense and there's a reason for that that we'll get to, but if you look at Clark, he looks at him facing the zone, they're not playing. man to man on the outside, that's bream, the reason is that when you start playing man to man, you turn your back and run, they don't want to turn your back on Barry Sanders, they want the 11. men in front of him on the ground , he's saddled, you know, when you talk about speed, you want 11 guys to watch him fillet, they all want to go to the Enzo, the first guy to watch him was Dennis, bird number 90, the bird concentrating on his man, kept going.

Barry Sanders 51-yard touchdown, his 16th of the season as an extra point, a sensational start for Barry Sanders that propelled the Lions to a 40-yard lead nothing, okay, let's take a look at the bird in the 90th seat, he's gone , the problem with this We are looking at this room from the ground. A lot of young people come here, you won't catch him. What happens in this play. It's a third down situation. Where are or where are the linebackers? Well in the middle. Washington? Take care of him. runs to play bird races Washington goes to the outside what Sanders goes to the middle there is no one there Pete just runs more than he was Brown didn't have to block anyone touchdown so 16 touchdowns for the season that ties a Detroit record Lion Club equal their own record from a year ago and Billy Sims at age 16 in 1980.

We had a nice chat with Barry yesterday after Lions practice and he says he's been a student of running backs, so we asked him who he admired during his youth. He said that he was a big OJ Simpson fan who spent some time with Barry and Thurman Thomas this

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for a feature on the NFL. I have said that Oh Jay, Tony Dorsett and Walter Payton will be running backs, their demos have any of their style, something that Annie Laurie with the kickoff has the opening Charlie Hector to Medfield Melvyn Jenkins brought him down but 53 yards out of the attempt, but He got it right and scored because any brewery was there moving back, look at Hector first, he wasn't going to come out, did you notice? he was on the field now look how all the levies go to the middle of the field once they do it, they get to the outside Bridget's the only guy that really cuts it in, but you see number three, watch Murray back up, back up, back.

Someone please tackle him, please, thank you, he was there, he was there in the 47th minute of play action or Brian for his first touchdown catch of the season, you know this ball was thrown really far away. and you have to wonder if Tim was worried about going out of the end zone now Jerry's balls are blocked right on the line of scrimmage look at the height of this ball and notice where the ball lands here are two that come off the tips of his fingers had a lot of room in the The end of the end zone he should have caught the ball, look at this, oh, there's no doubt about it, unless he lost it on the roof and they said that many players who went in there lost the ball in this roof and like a second try in the tenth and O'Brien incomplete but more open again.

I couldn't get the guys to open it, see the ceiling there. I mean, you can fumble there. We showed it in Houston where they fumbled the ball and in this room particularly because they were talking about one. of the Detroit Lions offensive receivers that Clark had trouble with, Perriman had trouble with that and I came to believe that last time he also had trouble with two drops, markedly two passes, the kids caught Campus and Altoona at the end. zone and this one is caught for the first now good catch by criminal stop by George Jamison the other guy said the ball hit him in the hand Freeman goes with one hit just grabs his ball out of here what a great pass first of all O'Brien , the rush is in watch it move to the right to the left of the screen now here come three two doing it with one hand, excuse me, thank you very much, pull it in and get the first try, a little stuck, maybe oh, not that It's legal, come. please, you know, that's not legal and it's a first down at the 30 for the Lions with a 14, just moving again running well and obviously after that Blair Thomas fumble, unless there's an injury that doesn'twe know.

Blair has been benched replaced by McNeil free and now Thomas is back in the only thing that has to do with the Jets, they are looking at the Detroit Lions defensive secondary, they have the Jets and they have people open in everything the field, but me. I'm not just talking about getting open, I'm talking about getting wide open and as long as the offensive line gives O'Brien that much time to get back into this second-and-six ball game at the 30, here's Thomas breaking through for the first tried. stop by Chris Spielman, we're ready for an update, let's go to Bob Costas Marva, while one at Arrowhead in Kansas City late in the game, check Vlasic, who replaced an ineffective Steve for bird, hits LSU rookie harvey williams with this approval. touchdown was 1714 the chargers came back tied with a 28 yard field goal by John Carney with 11 seconds left and now with approximately 10 minutes left in overtime they are tied at 17 re pop and back to the Silverdome jerry ball the excellent nose tackle of the Detroit Lions are down but here's a look at what happened to the ball Gary ball number 93 is by far the best defensive player on this team now here he's getting blocked right at the line of scrimmage but look here he gets hit right in the knee that's a block and that's illegal now here he comes here look at the block right on his knees that's Brad The factor that's illegal is what defensive linemen fear more than any other block is when an offensive lineman sets them up and then comes in and catches them on the knee, the same ball as a Pro Bowl player last. two years, a man who constantly double-teams provides Michael Dean Perry's Betty in terms of build and six-one around 300 pounds, in fact, that bulging waist was something of a distraction last year Jason, we sat down yesterday with Mr.

Jerry Ball and I'll say this because when he looks at you it's a little scary, but this is one of the things we were talking about, Marvin, that's so scary for a defensive lineman that you're preparing and we're fighting a offensive lineman and then we can thank you for taking another look at him and maybe stop him when you see Baxter come in because here's the ball, the center has it when you're sitting there, Sweeney is blocking it and then underneath comes Baxter. He doesn't even see Baxter, he's got his leg planted and he's sticking out his knee, that's on the legal block and now they're pulling the card, I mean, on that debt, you just hate to see that happen and he knows I want to tell him that. something, he's mad, if there's any way he can stay in this game he would do it because first you think it's an illegal block, but the only thing that happens on a play like this is you do the best you can, he's pointing with the finger, I mean.

He's bad, he has a right to be, but you're taking the Detroit Lions' best defensive player off the field. Look, I mean, he's living now. We have heard accusations from time to time about what you call illegal blocking and it has happened that several clubs have done it. he complained that there are jet players who do it, yes and that's fine, but he will complain about it. I mean, you hear it all the time I live in Buffalo and you hear it all the time they do it and he knows he was hitting legally when he sees the film, he can call Brad or stop by.

I'll have a report on Jerry's fall and pass it on to you. We are ready to resume with 543 left in this first quarter and up with a score of 40, no first down and on the slant is Baxter stop by Jamison eight yard advance for Brad Baxter let's take a look at the Miller Lite 10 minute ticker these are final scores these first games San Diego and Kansas sitting in overtime Chicago beating Green Bay and Annapolis in England goes to Ooty, so the Bears come in ten and four and the Lions lead a win here to stay on top in a tie for the first Baxter trying to choose his path and missing the first attempt.

Steelman arrests Kelvin Pritchett. replacing jerry ball owens moves to nose position and pritchett will play outside spielman was on spindler was also at the plate it will be a third down about a yard and a

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according to the way they worked this thing orbits his third in about half a yard and if I were the quarterback I would call this to work so you know exactly how much you have, you think it's half smart, it looks a little more yari, get in the ring, here's a girlfriend. covered by additional defensive back Terry Taylor and let's see what Bruce Kozlov does.

You are looking at the atomic marker in the other cell. They can finally close the mission, but the one down here is right where it says the ball is inside the 15. They don't even have to go to the 14, they only have about six inches, the guy on the other side is taking a little nap, Don't trust those guys and he was the first one to be able to catch and stay in bounds, take the hit. Tarrytown, do you think these two calls got 3rd under a yard, 4th under art and threw the same pass twice? Look at this and here the melody is covered on the outside, the first one he dropped, you only had half of it. one yard, those were two calls that I would question, but it worked and Al Jun did a good job and stayed within the limits that went for nine altoon has six inches on the five foot ten Terry Taylor the Jets have a first and a sure goal emotions en To the crowd we are talking about good tits from Thomas, who receives it from 6 yards away.

Now you think about the other two plays. I don't put a point, but you think about the third and the enema and half a yard for that. They've got their throats argued twice now here comes Blair Thomas from the six and a half yard line, I mean, only one guy comes in if only one guy had shot him, scored the touchdown, wonders about the play call and now caresses to Leahy. will try the extra point Louis Aguiar will score it with 3:08 remaining and the first quarter and the Lions now lead the Jets with a score of 14-7 the Jets with a score of 14-7 Paul McGuire along with one of the life The attendees had this quality time with you.

I know, especially on the inside, which was very romantic, but I think the biggest response was that these bucket

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came back and rated this whole thing. It's better to find a way to stop very early because we don't. Stop it, you're not going to win the soccer game. I'm talking about the jet and we also have a report on jerry ball that was left as an injury, not knowing if he will return the kickoff of a gr and again an onside kick that they are looking to keep. far from gray and like Jeff Campbell, who was up front as one of the guys who could handle it, 11-yard return by Campbell, sources told me last night, but after watching the Jet San Diego game, where the Jets were so successful in keeping him. away from the charger's return mat, he was well aware that a gr would try to do the same against when Fox, a titin predecessor of the Jets, a defensive back for the AFL Titans Sanders with a short pickup, Kyle Clifton made the Stop Fox's career was cut short by a broken leg and he was in the Jet record book until two years ago, an 83-yard interception return on 62 by Fox as a member of the Titans was the record for all club times.

Houston Oilers, but Eric McMillan erased it two years ago when he went 93 yards and played against Coach Ponts in those days excited by my reaction, he simply told us overwhelming and Kramer does not have a pass directed at Perryman, block, he got a part. record a man reads it completely if Kramer has no chance 56 it's the wood oven Louis Browns 75 is blocking it now look what the wood oven does Kramer is watching it right now he pushes Lomas Brown away the ball is low and the hits down Pearman has no chance and also Lonnie Young was approaching to make the play anyway a third and ten at the 31 Mercer is back in the ball game that Mercer forced out shaken before replaced by Patel and has returned to him to Kramer the distance they are tackling for the Lions those tits are the perfect villain for a framer I'm talking about I mean hitting this ball is knocked down I had Perriman open taking down the villain on the field playing in the zone and look This, look where this ball is thrown.

Macmillan makes a great play on the ball, they are playing zone defense, remember here is the ball on Lonni, young Macmillan makes the play. I think Mercero achieves an excellent block. Here's Lomas Brown coming in and Mercer Oh, back up the field, got a good block, but look at Macmillan, he gets hit. straight to the end zone by Barry Sanders good play third interception of the season the fifth touchdown of his career has been a great player Eric mcfillin running 57 yards and in one play he tied it so that the Jets have returned from a 14 nothing deficit had been listed by Barry Sanders 58 preventing them from tying the game at 14 in that first quarter as a bad series for Detroit because first of all, the first play that Barry Sanders ran, he got no yards, the second play was a screen, it was downed and a third play is intercepted for a touchdown.

I'm not saying keep calling, but he's your man, he had 72 yards rushing on the ground, keep giving him the ball, you don't have to throw the ball young. man a reminder next Saturday Oh, Jay Simpson and Bill Walsh will report on their visit to the San Francisco 49ers with live NFL fans at the hotel we stayed at in the same hotel with the Jets. What do you think a low scoring game should be? We didn't get it, are you kidding me? Paul is always very flexible during those conversations. Whatever is mentioned, you agree. Oh yeah, why didn't he get out of there?

Here's a gr kick and again he keeps it away from Gray and comes back. once again by Campbell marv here is the situation where Gray should have called Campbell because Campbell was right on the sidelines and there was no place to go, the ball would have gone out of bounds and Detroit would have gotten the ball at the 35. yard line, but he doesn't get a call from Gray, so he goes ahead and catches the ball and dresses Burkett on the Jet sideline, which is a big loss for the Jets. He was injured during practice this week.

He's out with a sprain. right knee says he'll be back next week for the game against New Orleans Kraemer pitching first out and it's a short throw caught by my claw stopped by Mike Grimm look at the middle light tendon a ticker these are the final scores from the first games Houston clinched the division Philadelphia came from behind to beat the Giants Kansas City and San Diego in overtime Chicago beat Green Bay and an overtime New England beat the Indianapolis Raiders against Buffalo and Atlanta jumping ahead 10 f'ing in the Rams Jetson Lions tied it at 14 to tie Sanders was able to break a tackle and came up for the first down Louis, the outside linebacker, made the stop, picked up five on the play, getting back to the theme of the fresh Burkett, he's been so good.

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propelling him to the Pro Bowl and also doing so as a wide receiver. I talked to Chris yesterday and you know how you feel, he said yeah, it's like a ligament tear, yeah, a slight There everyone said, well, you might miss the rest of the season. He said: I'll be back next week. I'll be fine and he's up there cheering everyone on, especially the special teams guys. There are 20 seconds left in the first quarter. his Kramer on a Sanders Sandurz screen excites the crowd. Brian Washington hits it hard out of bounds and scores seven on the play.

Look what he did to young Lana. I mean, he made Lana's youngsters fail and they are incredible watches, but this is it. the one who is outside and Washington hits him but he is hitting him on the field that is legal that game is legal the jet secondary that arrives today is banged up it is not a good time to play against a routine offense led by Barry Sanders fans who they boo because the Lions are letting time run out James hasty is upset with a sprained foot Mike brim with a sprained neck although they are in action they finished their second season offensive lineman a very popular player here Mike Utley Lions wearing number stickers 60 on his helmet and They have adopted the slogan Thumbs up, reflecting ugly, giving that signal when he was taken off the field when he was injured and Sandals lost him.

The Jets claim they recovered the record. Eamon made a super play on the outside if the whistle doesn't No, wait, look at these guys, I don't see any flags we link, so we hit a couple of hits thrown by Jet and Lyon players, that's number 43. I think that Bruce is trying to get his players off the field, now McMillen is there pointing the finger. Look what a fight used to break out years ago, when I played, I would always stay behind like an extended lineup over his shoulder and the yellow never came, but you were a big guy, so prom was cowardly, remember the lion Wesch, this was a fumble, let's go back. to the football game before all the fights after the play was over, we haveunnecessary harshness both ways, everyone falls apart and recovers first thing, yeah, I mean, the Gavin makes a sensational play on the outside, not just sitting down does what he does. he makes the tackle right on your screen, there is a law given 56, look at this, but I'm going to tell you what they are going to give to this and I will reverse it, they should do it because the ball hits the ground on the ground and the tackle doesn't can. because the fumble they are going to reverse this I tell you that it is very rare for Barry Sanders to lose the ball what apparently they are going to take another look look at Barry Sanders his hand when he hits him and knocks him down it is a tremendous play Jeff the Gavin but look at his left arm look at this now look what happens here he lowers the ball the ground hits the ball he hits the ground with his arm they give him the ball but he returns to Detroit with a loss on the play here comes Loggins got it Barry Sanders falls the bullet hits the ground the other repetition is the best repetition because it shows actually shows the arm coming down look at this his left arm where the ball is here is the tackle good game the ball does not come out he hits it with his elbow on the ground, the ball comes out, it will be the Lyon ball, good grip, Paul, if you have your opinion on those questions, we would like to welcome those of you who have been watching the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego.

Chargers, Chiefs won in overtime 22:17 Marv Albert with Paul McGuire from the Silverdome in Pontiac were barely getting going in the second quarter, the Lions jumped ahead 14 nothing on two Barry Sanders touchdown runs, one from 14 and then from 51, but the Jets returned to Thomas' lair with a 6-yard touchdown run and Eric McMillan on an interception and ran, so it's a reversal. My officer is Count Lepore and he has been reversed. The Lions maintain possession. It's just going to be a turnover of two on the play and it's the right call because again, the only way the field caused a fumble is if you're not being tackled or tackled here, it's the law that you're going to make a sensational play, There is no doubt about it, but let's see what the ball comes out when Sanders, his arm hits the ground, which is a tremendous decision, those are the parts of the foot on the ANSYS instant replay, let's see what the saying is after below and for from the 30th and Kramer can complete for the first stop. by Lonnie in You know why this play works so well with Clark is because Lonnie Young got stuck looking for Barry Sanders Barry Sanders will appear alone on the left of the screen now Clifton is there, but look, there were a lot of young people, right?

Look at 31 trapped far in front, if he can get back into that defensive zone he can make the play on a ball, but you have to be aware of where Sanders is, you can't let him take you to the open field and for the first time. Today the Lions go with the two running backs on the established team. Jay Dozier came in. They did this a couple weeks ago against Minnesota and Sanders. Things Behind the Line by Lonnie Young at Yahoo. How many innings did he give? Yes, he grew up. in a nearby flint and had 40 secure tickets for friends and family, he said Terrence Mathis actually his list of requests was even more demanding, he is part of the youth group of the Terrence Mathis chapter.

Mathis also from Flint had to get 60 tickets for the game so they accounted for 100 people on the section they just saw so everyone played their game for the second out and 15 Ramar coco James rushed I mean that's just a Outstanding defensive play by that guy over there number 40, I mean, he's there he does the play goes over the top and knocks the ball down look hurried, get in here look at this super play without contact he just knocks the ball down that's outstanding and Willie Green doesn't had a chance to catch the ball and you know people wonder, you know 60 tickets 45 tickets that pay have to pay the ticket and it is deducted from their check, even though I was playing old for next week, it's a third and 15 in the 34th Craner going to the bench in his part for the 'red paramedic for louis, but that is missing the first try Brett Perriman scored nine on the play.

You know there are several notable athletes from Flint Michigan along with football players Lana Young and Terence Mathis like Carl Banks and Mark Ingram Andre Rison from NBA Trent Tucker Glen. Rice Jeff Grayer grew up in Flint and Mathis is now back waiting for Jim Arnold's punt to be better aware of the fake because yesterday we saw Arnold practice not only throwing the ball button running with it and also a terrible field goal and escape. strong pawn Mathis, let's fly, takes him to the end zone to be taken to the 20 to 56 yards for Jim Arnold Motor City actually the outskirts of Motor City in downtown Pontiac where the silver dome Marv is located Albert with Paul McGuire, we're early in the second quarter and the Jets and Lions tied at 14 get the first out of the pudding on the play on an O'Brien fake, but a turnover on the play that tight end boyer backed up on the outside. linebacker George Jamison we're ready for another update let's go to our New York studios here's Bob Bob here's how he finally ended up in Arrowhead after trailing 14 to nothing the Chiefs were able to come back forced into overtime and then win in this 18 yard Nick Lowery field goal with three and a half minutes left in overtime, so Kansas City takes their record to 9 and 5 and the Chargers who almost pulled off the upset are 3 and 11, okay Bob, we have a report later on the nose tackle for Detroit.

All professional Gary Ball players have a spring, if he could come back, that's a big loss for the lion O'Brian Hester, one couldn't find anyone and slides in for the first try covered by Tracy Hayworth and O'Brien. picks up the first down of the Lions lineup with the ball out has Owens on the nose and Pritchard on the outside ken O'Brien free foot what is it yes, he took about 12 steps before returning to the line of scrimmage but then and look At this, he takes that first try. He remembers now, look, he ends up at the 33-yard line, but where he first lands is where they market and he just didn't get the first down.

What if Chen told us a couple of weeks ago? no one would confuse it with Twinkle Toes very modest statement this heartbroken Hector dragging his runners Kelvin Pritchett made the stop Johnny Hector scored four in the play and we're going back to Bob in our New York studios for another update on our thinking. Marv, you just can't get enough of us, there was another overtime game, this one was in Foxborough, the human unleashed this one 45 yards to Michael Timpson with six minutes left in overtime, the Patriots were trailing 17 to three and tied the game with seven seconds left. regulation on a touchdown pass to Ben's coach and then they win it with that 23:17 thanks Bob and O'Brien complete - bubble and held down by free safety Bennie Blades as a 24-yard pickup to set up his second reception of the day and what happens is O'Brien throws before the tooms looking what move it is 24 if the ball is in the air look how fast the ball came that ball was in the air before the tune turned and then he makes the sack swing ball that is a tremendous play from l2 the Jets seemed to have settled after the shaky start the first two plays a sack and a fumble and they were down 14 nothing and now they are tied at 14 hard move hard run led by Johnny Hector stop by Dan Owens, you already know his work for O'Brien, but I'll tell you something else: it will work for O'Brien because of the over-chasing.

Now we talked to Chris Hillman about the Jets, he said when they line up in certain formations 95% of the time maybe even more than that they tell you exactly where they're going to run they're going to run inside they rarely run outside so they chase as much if O'Brien will execute a smuggle put his back on one side, back off on the other side, he will be wide open Thomasson Baxter Baxter right on the score stop by Hayworth's rat Baxter goes for seven now here we are in a situation where they're going to be about a yard short for a full yard here now remember in the first quarter and third in about six inches they threw the ball they had fourth in about six inches they threw the ball now they're going to take a timeout and we resume it will be a third and about one now they already lost the ball in the middle Spielman just left the field number 54 and they can't affect their two best defensive players and there is Chris Spielman limping on the sidelines, he is replaced by Toby launched his own control, tracer tamanna Tucker , these are the latest live scores.

Buffalo by 10 furs on Jamison just don't like playing catch, they only ran the ball twice and picked up nine and a half yards. Why go back and throw the ball and then take out your people? You don't have anyone to block, take a look. on the right of the screen, Jameson is there, it's just a great play by the linebacker, but the problem was Brad Baxter number 30. I came to believe he went the wrong way, he went left, he should have gone right now , you have to clear the ball. fourth sack of the season by Jameson L Gray back waiting for Louie's punt to gr and Gray releases it and Claude takes it from 44 yards that was not what a gr had in mind so they will take him out with 27:18 left in this first half the Jets and the Lions tied at 14 Troy Lyons seven and oh here at the Silverdome they are undefeated indoors Willis alcohol looking for first playoff appearance since 1980 first try and misses, what a year this young man has a beer Jeff Minh.

Peak spoke to him yesterday. It's stranger than fiction. That guy really drew fiction. I love seeing this. There is a wood oven. It's the second one he knocks down, but you know. I really like honesty about glue. You know, last year he had a great first game and then he had a bad year and he told us that and he really thinks he's having a good year and there goes the second best player on defense in Detroit, so Tabriz and I. It's probably going to rush by. It's a six-yard gain. Wait a minute. This ball looked now.

Marvin Wash is on his knees. It looked like he hit the ball. It bounced off Barry Sanders. His hands. I don't know. He didn't. It looks like he was throwing Barry's ball. Sanders. Marvin Washington has taken off his helmet and he's on his way to the sideline and he has to because the coach came out when you hear that point if people are watching the replay in the diamond vision here, but Washington Washington I think I have a piece of the ball because Bernie Sanders finishes with the ball goes out James rushed Is there raspberry Sanders?

He takes them off limits. There is nothing wrong with that play. Good. The crowd reacts to the entrance. limits, okay, look, look at this pass here, the ball is hit because Barry Sanders is right in front of him, he leans in, it's strange even for the Kremlin, back to the jet locker room, so Washington leaves. The busy locker rooms at this time were full of There are seven minutes left in the first half of a full locker room before half of her cents come out in three Tyler sports a white punch fired Willie Green goes 73 for his shovel of the season, then things happen to those who now leave me Craver when he goes back to the past first of all he runs towards the runner he was going to throw the ball here on the right side or towards his throw closest to the right, but he runs backwards now he gives a step back because he can't throw it and he looks down the field and whoever is running down the field only his number 86 will agree with Eric Kramer with his knife pass of the season Detroit Lee here is Kramer's goal with green, well, the green in his first year out of mississippi and every round award pick a year ago has been all last season on injured reserve citizen's promaster flight chronographs indicate 22 time zones navigation calculator you weren't lying when he said you'd heard one thousand and four silver dollars less than a leemarie with capacity exhausted with a deep kick Johnny Hasker had a good his Lastly, I went for 19 yards on the play and that last green touchdown for 73 yards, the longest touchdown pass this season for Detroit, the longest, in fact, in two years, you see, what's up?

Here goes Kramer, he runs into Barry Sanders. he's going to try to throw to his right now he has to throw the ball down and he can't throw here so look back and who's down Philbin will agree, sum Clark comes in makes the play in hey John for the 22 Chris Spielman , who left early when the bruise returned to Bryant's field with the play completed for Blair Thomas, number five inside linebacker Dennis Gibson. Blair Thomas that time really hooked up with inside linebacker Dennis Gibson if he avoids him, which he could have done if he avoids him, there's a flag on the play up here, it's number 92 on the defense, 15 yards, but if it's where Thomas avoids Gibson, he could catch him, but they need 15 anyway.

Marc Spindler in his second year out of Pittsburgh, last year's third round pick, Wayne Fonts told us last night that he's the type of guy that fights you all game long, his aggressive player never fails to come back, he's back from a Injured knee, 114 liens plus for Brad BaxterSpielman and Blades in the stop Baxter goes for eight yards a look at Schick's tracer ten minutes checker first the first games Houston securing the division will be a second attempt and two in the 45 more excitement here is Hector and launches his Camino for a stop in George Jameson's first attempt.

Cheerful Hector saw plenty of action here this afternoon. He hit five on the play. That's really surprising because the Jets seem to be able to do whatever they want on the first down if they throw. the ball they picked up eight or nine yards if they ran the ball they picked up eight or nine yards on the first down has been a great opportunity for them in this ball game. I just thought the only one, without a doubt, is only the third in short yardage deals where they were trying to throw the ball when they could be running the first path to the 45th stop by Spindler was a nice blue bottle grass.

Baxter, the play was called to go in, saw that there was nothing there on the inside, so he just jumped. back to the outside collect five on the left of the screen here is the self-contained Blair block right at the point of attack now outside Baxter returns then inside render misses the tackle or makes the tackle excuse me second attempt and then 45 14 Baxter for the fuss and some extra yards, so Brad bastard is in his second year out of the state of Alabama. He spent 1989 on the developmental team last year emerging as a protective running back originally an 11th round draft pick of the Vikings as Marvin Washington, who was 8 years old.

He returns to the locker room and comes out, it looks like he will be ready for action. Gary throws the only one left in the locker, first of the 34, the flags are thrown. Brett Miller, number 72, stops even if the defensive end crosses that question. made contact there was movement on the right side of the defense on the left side now they can move the defensive line can cross and come back as long as you don't make contact like right tackle Brent Miller alternating with Irv Ethan okay read both sides thanks Joe Criswell on the one hand here it is here he moved that's a move you can't do that not even that little move that's move and then you see Miller 72 stand up why proud of him it's been thrown the flag is down the field any leaf in covering Blair Thomas, you know, the amazing thing about all of this is that Thomas is the only player downfield beyond the four-yard pattern because as many as two came up short, now the question is catchable because, where?

Thomas puts his hand on it, he's drawing but the pattern was a strange pattern. because it was a play action pass and none of the receivers actually came on the field, the whole thing was designed to get Blair Thomas to come out as pass interference on the defense, there goes Blair Thomas, now I feel and want to know where the pass interference occurred. It's because there aren't any good ones, I think it happened just before you saw the end of the pool, but I mean we saw him there looking there touching each other because we are common Cesare - 23 yard penalty first down at the 16th and again Hector, you I know what they are doing the Jets, he's really smart.

You've got the only guy they talked so much about yesterday. Jerry Ball number 93 is out of the game, so basically his runs are from guard to guard and he doesn't attack with tackles. We're running right inside where the big man would have been if the idea that the Jets are a little short on Blair Thomas after that early fumble, we're seeing quite a bit get the call on second down and seven O'Briens competing for the possession of the fort. safety William White on the right coming to the outer crater McNeil and no sack, he had no control of the ball William White good hit by number 35 the talking track is 49 47 yards yes William White with some wars in front of six defensive backs for Troy for Ford and seven are broken number 25 sold in white breaking up that pass intended for Dale Dawkins Sheldon, a former white giant, was a third round pick of the giants in 1988, here comes Pat Leahy seven -point lead for the Lions with 201 remaining and the first half and this is fine from close range: Pat Leahy, as he struggled this season from 30, we will be right back for 34 for the season, not a good year for Pat, who has to be wondering at 40 years old if he's still there, he's 6 years over 40, you saw the stat in the thirties, this from 30 yards ago, here Sanders is getting the big hole, he's got minutes and 45 left, hurry up defense, first half. running down, Sanders went for 12, the Detroit Lions came in at 9:00 and Chicago beat Green Bay early, so they're a half game behind the Bears and it was completed with a short hurried pickup making the stop on the green that was for four on the play now the Lions call time on the remaining 26 in the first half sink any fall out of bounds which stops the clock at a minute 19 saves the time out the vines still have to do it and are entering the field goal range Robert Clark in his sixth season at North Carolina Central by agreement with Detroit spent a couple with New Orleans known for his accuracy and has had an excellent season now Kramer, off the bomb, goes short range to Santa's and this time he met the head. and it's rare to see Barry Sanders stopped for losing five.

Oh Lewis is the guy who stops it and what he did that time is they told us about it yesterday, Pete Carroll and also Jeff Lachman is the fact that they have to do it. They agree to go right up to Barry Sanders and have him try Juke to give some people some time to get close to him at that moment when Barry Sanders was trying to make that move, Beau Lewis hit him as soon as he caught the ball, a reminder in The conclusion of today's game will be the presentation of the Avis Award for Trying Harder if we give it to the most viable player in the game, Wayne Fox, and in his third full season as Detroit's head coach he took over on an interim basis In 1958, he had been the Lions' defensive coordinator. last season, the Lions went 6 for 10 the year before 75, the feeling was that there was pressure on the wing this year and they hurriedly responded to James, a couple of guys tied up at the 50-yard line that is Washington on the ground, but everyone is Weighing sources in the right direction took over the Lions in '88, not '58, that would have been a nice trick because it was still a fish against the state.

I have to find out. Well, wait, Fox, here yesterday, we're at practice, they have 13 support and assist guys. they got a coach for every three guys it's a spruce and clean 42 as we go up into orbit remaining from the first half Sanders with the interior they finally brought him in he only has one timeout left so when you run the ball you keep Barry Sanders in now would have the first down, throw one here 87 yards 10 carries for Sanders Kramer with the moment an aerial receiver and Kramer shake, took a shot in the first quarter hurt his shoulder, doesn't look very good here same guy hits him again Dennis bird look at this number 90 here's Cramer moving there's little time and then here comes Dennis bird again bang it this is almost a repeat of the first quarter on his back he's hurt he won't quit his job though It's septic I I was lucky to be part of the team now I have a starting position.

I'm not giving up on her, Andre, where's the backup quarterback? and Kramer. He's not what you call a glamorous quarterback. He doesn't play quarterback his senior year of high school. He's not highly recruited by colleges, ended up at North Carolina State, was the ACC Player of the Year in '86 and, as we mentioned earlier, spent some time in Canada with Calgary and signed as a free agent with Detroit last year . He is also playing with a jammed finger on his throwing hand that he suffered last week in the Thanksgiving Day game against the Chicago Bears. He's 13-6 at the 33.

He needs some yardage for any field goal specialist. White-winged Robert for the first time. down he accumulates advance time he is going to throw the ball he has to stand under the center and stops the clock with 8 seconds left in the half and the Lions leaving the Jets with a score of 21 to 14 while here you are watching here on scene 30 32 so you look at a 43-yard field goal or you go for one more play you only have eight seconds now you have a chance to go to the end zone or a little short out pattern Marie made a 50-yard goal against Chicago last week , but like I mentioned, that hasn't been their specialty now they just took their last time out, so where do you go now?

I mean, here goes, worry, obviously, we'll kick the field goal at least try it. There are 43 artists who will be made in eight seconds, a 1/2 ban and Eddie Murray comes in the photo of Andre Ware, who was the winner of the Iseman Wine Trophy in 1980, next Saturday NBC Sports will present the 20s driven ​​​and his state of Florida. Casey Weldon's last year's winner, Ty Detmer, next Saturday on the seven o'clock ET special after our coverage of Kansas City and San Francisco, is a 43-yard fastball, now 1743 for Susan connects from 43 yards and approaches the Flyers for the 24.

With only two seconds left and the first half going well, the Detroit Lions arrive with a record of nine and four and need a victory to tie Chicago for the NFC Central, the Bears before they repeated to Greenbay so they are antenna Detroit that is going for its first playoff appearance since clients for the record of nine and seven losses against San Francisco 24:23 in the first round of the playoffs, also when today would give the Lions their first undefeated season at home back in 1962, they went through seven and played in the Tiger Stadium Lions seven and ol here at the Silverdome this year and put it to the ground, Chris Brussels rattled off in this first half with two touchdowns, one for 51 yards , they leave the New York Jets 24:14 will return after these words from your local station.