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Show Monday. January 13, 1992 The Daily Utah Chronicle Sportscene Bills' defense stifles Broncos for AFC title BILLS 10, BRONCOS 7 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) No offense, but. Buffalo's going back to the super Bowl and Denver's not. The Bills' offense was a no-hudd- le against a brilliantly prepared Denver defense, before Buffalo broke no-sho- w on one drive. But Buffalo's defense, ranked next-to-lain the NFL during the Bills' 13-- 3 regular season, rose up each time, led by linebackers Cornelius Bennett and Darryl Talley and st nose tackle Jeff Wright, tries. forcing the field-goa scoreless tie in the third So the game was scoreless quarter on Carlton Bailey's at halftime with Buffalo, 11 yard touchdown return of which led the NFL with an a tipped John Elway pass. average of 448 yards per That helped Buffalo to a 10-- 7 game, held to 58 total yards. in the AFC The Bills almost matched victory championship game Sunday that total on their second and sent the Bills to their, possession of the third second straight Super Bowl, quarter, driving 44 yards to at Minneapolis Jan. 26. the Denver 26. But on a third The Broncos, who entered and seven, Tyrone Braxton the game an underdog by intercepted a Jim Kelly pass. touchdowns That turned out to be a nearly two 12-- 4 a had season, despite turning point for the Bills. On their chances, even after the second play, Elway losing Elway in the fourth dropped back and attempted a quarter with a bruised thigh. middle screen pass, a play al -- Gary Kubiak, his replacement, drove the Broncos from their 21 to the Buffalo 21, where Michael Young was stopped after catching a pass on fourth and 11. 10-ya- rd Then the Bills mounted their longest drive of the day, 50 yards, that resulted in a field goal by Scott 44-ya- rd Norwood. That offset Kubiak's touchdown run for Denver's only score with 1:43 left. recovered the onside kick, but ensuing Denver Steve Sewell fumbled on the Bronco's first play and Kirby Jackson recovered at the Buffalo 44, clinching the that had worked for 21 yards in the first half. But Elway couldn't get it over Wright and Bailey. Bailey grabbed the ball on the 11, juggled it, broke a tackle by Elway and took it into the end zone. for 113 Elway was 10-for-- yards in the first half, but finished only for ll-for-- 121 yards. Kubiak, playing against a prevent defense, was 11 of 12 for 137 yards. This was supposed to be a shootout between the two teams that had represented victory. the AFC in four of the five previous Super Bowls, the with particularly David Tread well, "who missed from 47, 42 and 37 yards in the first half as the Broncos got into Buffalo territory on all six of their possessions, getting as far as the Bills' 11 weather in Buffalo. Instead, it was a day for futility, particularly by the Bills, who seemed bewildered by a Denver defense that sent Simon Fletcher and Michael Brooks blitzing on most plays. Norwood was a lot more successful than Denver's You oro relatively mild 42-degr- ee rocdlng tho Chronicle Monday SportRoport! (AP) Scheduling Problems The Washington Redskins used brawn and versatility, an almost unmatchable combination, in qualifying for their fifth Super Bowl and fourth under There's always room for a Correspondence Study course. Sign up anytime. 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