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LA JOLLA, Calif. (AF) — For the
rcond straight year, the Denver
roncos have made it to the Super
Sowl supposedly without one of the
[equired vehicles lor making it — a
unning game.
You could write off one trip as a
hike. But two? Maybe there’s more
the Broncos’ ground game than
neets the eye.
During the regular season, the
Denver running attack, although
mheralded and often maligned,
anked a respectable 12th in the 28-
|eam NFL, averaging 131.3 yards
jer game.
Sammy Winder, who regained his
jiarting spot after Gerald Willhite
broke his leg in the sixth game, fin
ished the year with 74 I yards on 196
arries, leaving him as the fifth most
productive back in the AFC.
Those were hard-earned yards,
too. Winder never had any breaka
ways to inflate his average; his long
est run from scrimmage was 19
yards.
W’ith Winder, what you see is what
you get, much like the other Denver
backs — Gene Lang, Steve Sewell,
Ken Bell and Tony Boddie.
They are versatile and depend
able. I hey rarely miss a block, fum
ble or drop a pass. In many ways,
they’re carbon copies of their head
coach, a do-it-all, self-made runner
with the Dallas Cowboys named Dan
Reeves.
“Sammy has been to two Pro
Bowls, which gives you an idea of the
type of regard he’s held in by his
peers,” Reeves said
“He’s just not a big-name back. He
doesn’t have great explosiveness or
put up impressive numbers. All he
does is do his job, and he’s very un
selfish.'’
The Washington Redskins, Denv
er’s Super Bowl opponent on Sun
day, have taken notice of the Bronco
backs.
“They’re criticized for not having
a running game, but they run it
good enough,” Redskins’ linebacker
Monte Coleman said. “Their passing
game is their strong suit, so that’s
what they emphasize, naturally.
“There’s no way we’ve underrated
their backs. They’re good, and they
play a key role in their success.
Those guys just don’t have the repu
tation, that’s all. They get the job
done.”
kins backs get offensive job done
ithout hoopla, fancy nicknames
SAN DIEGO (AP) — They don’t
iiave a nifty nickname like Denver’s
Three Amigos,” but the Washing-
ion Redskins’ trio of running backs
iigure to be just as important in the
Super Bowl.
The last time Washington got into
[he Super Bowl, the running game
vas left entirely to John Riggins.
The Redskins still use the one-back
bffense, but now it’s a different back
for every occasion — the epitome of
spedalization.
Riggins, who has criticized the
ledskins’ running game this season,
Should feel honored. He was re
lated by not one but three runners:
Deorge Rogers, Kelvin Bryant and
Rookie Timmy Smith.
Rogers, a former Heisman Tro
phy winner, is the starter. He is the
power runner, the type of guy who
runs straight ahead with his head
[down and his muscular legs churn-
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Smith is a bit quicker to the out
side. He often replaces Rogers after
two or three series. He is the
Redskins’ leading rusher in the play
offs with 138 yards.
Fhen there’s Bryant, easily the
fastest of the three and the man
Coach Joe Gibbs uses in passing situ
ations. ,
Together, the threesome totaled
258 yards and two touchdowns in
Washington’s two playof f victories.
Riggins could hardly have done
better.
In fact, Riggins gained 1,347
yards in 1983, leading the Redskins
to their last Super Bow l appearance.
This season, Rogers, Smith and Bry
ant gained 1,145 —just 202 fewer in
three fewer games.
“Their running attack is what got
them here,” Denver linebacker
Ricky Hunley said. “Rogers is a
bruiser who can guarantee three or
four yards when you need them.
Smith is a little faster and just as
strong, and Bryant is versatile, prob
ably one of the best athletes on the
field.”
When Bryant joined the Redskins,
Rogers knew he would be sharing
playing time with the former United
States Football League star. Now
that Smith has emerged as a stand
out, Rogers is playing even less.
But he has no complaints. Rogers
admits he has had a sub-par season
because of injuries — he has
sprained his toe, shoulder and ankle
in addition to pulling a groin muscle
— so he sees no harm in letting
Smith help carry the load.
On occasion, after being replaced
by Smith, Rogers even asked Gibbs
to keep the rookie in the game be
cause he was playing so well.
The backs also are friends off the
field, like Amigos Vance Johnson,
Mark Jackson and Ricky Nattiel.
Elway remains
biggest topic
at Super Bowl
SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the
Super Bowl buildup began in ear
nest Tuesday, the man with one
number, Denver Bronco No. 7,
John Elway, was the overriding
topic of conversation.
Could the blond Superman in
the orange cape lift the Broncos
over the one obstacle to glory
they failed to scale last season?
F.lway and coaches Joe Gibbs of
Washington and Dan Reeses of
Denver were asked if the game
will go as Elway goes. Both, of
course, said no, although Gibbs
qualified it by saying “we can’t
stop him, but we have to contain
him.”
Nonetheless, they noted that a
contest between teams as closely
matched as these could turn on a
play in which Elway isn’t in
volved, such as the one made by
Jeremiah Gastille. The Denver
cornet back got the Broncos here
by stripping Cleveland’s Earnest
Byner of the ball just as the
Browns fullback was about to
score the tying touchdown in the
final minute of the AFC
championship game.
Redskins linebacker Monte Co
leman noted that Elway, a throw
back to the old triple threat, is
really a quadruple threat. He can
run, throw, even punt — but just
making defenders think about it
is danger in its own light.
Aguirre’s 24 leads Dallas
to 128-111 win over Spurs
DALLAS (AP) — Mark Aguirre
scored 24 points, including his
12,000th career NBA point, to lead
the Dallas Mavericks to their fifth
straight victory, 128-111, over the
San Antonio Spurs T uesday.
Two teammates also scored 20 or
more points. Reserve Detlef
Schrempf contributed a season-high
22 points and Roy Tarpley had 20,
as Dallas enjoyed its biggest scoring
night of the year.
The 26-1 1 Mavericks, off to their
fastest start in franchise history, won
their eighth game in the last nine
starts. The Spurs, led by Alvin Rob
ertson’s 21 points, lost for the sixth
time in their last eight games.
Aguirre surpassed the 12,000-
point mark with his first basket of
the game. Named a reserve to the
NBA Western Division All-Star team
Tuesday, Aguirre ranks 85th in all-
time NBA scoring in just his seventh
season.
Dallas took a 10-point lead into
the fourth quarter and used three 3-
point plays — two by Schrempf and
one by center James Donaldson — to
push their lead to as many as 19.
The Mavericks boasted a third-
quarter lead that stood in double fig
ures for almost the entire period to
97-84 on Sam Perkins’ three-point
play with two seconds lefl in the
quarter. But Jon Sundvold swished a
52-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to
narrow Dallas’ advantage to 97-87
entering the final quarter.
Dallas shot 65 percent (15 of 23)
from the floor in the second quarter
and led at halftime, 65-56. Four
Mavericks were in double figures at
halftime, led by Aguirre's 11.
Houston blasts L.A. Clippers
behind Olajuwon’s 22 points
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s
Akeem Olajuwon scored 22 points
and grabbed 10 rebounds, pacing
seven Rockets in double figures en
route to a 124-104 victory over the
Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday
night.
Houston led from start to finish
although the Clippers outscored the
Rockets 23-9 over one stretch of the
third quarter.
Quintin Daley scored eight of the
Clippers’ final 10 points to lead the
visitors with 18 points. Mike Wood-
son scored 10 of his 17 points during
the third quarter.
Houston outscored the Clippers
14-4 over the final 5:23 of the sec
ond quarter to take a 70-46 halftime
lead, paced by Olajuwon, who had
16 points at intermission.
The Clippers, who have won only
two road games this season, trailed
the Rockets 39-33 with 9:39 to go in
the first half before Houston started
pulling away.
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