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Show Sunday, October 30, 1994 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, - C5 Page Young quietly leads 49ers to success Buffalo favored over Kansas Cray By ROB GLOSTER AP Sports Writer '. : SAN FRANCISCO Deion light the following week, running back an interception 74 yards for a touchdown against New Orleans and the final 25 in the exlost yards. Completely citement was a passing performance by Young, including two scoring tosses to Rice. Then came the one game in which Young drew much attention, and only because of the clumsy way coach George Seifert yanked him in the third quarter. Young was for 99 yards, with two interceptions, against Philadelphia when Seifert replaced him in the middle of a series. Since that 40-- 8 loss to the Eagles, Young has completed 54 of 67 passes for 550 yards and six touchdowns, with no interceptions. But he still has drawn little attention. M TMM HIT AaWMCAN COMFtMNCt Sanders gets the headlines. Jerry Rice sets the records. ; But the key to success for the 49ers is still Steve Young, who quietly has led San Francisco into s bye week with a 6-- 2 record and is by far the best quarterback in the NFL this season. J .Young leads the league by completing more than 70 percent of his passes, is tops with an average gain of nearly eight yards per attempt and trails only Dan Marino in touchdown passes. Young has 15, two fewer than Marino. ;; Young also leads the NFL with a passer rating of 102.3 as he tries to fop a 100 rating for an unprecedented fourth straight season. Next best is Troy Aikman, far behind frith a 94.8 rating. ;! Despite his remarkable statistics, and the fact that he has accomplished them behind an injury-deplete- d last W 6 4 4 3 3 Buffalo N.Y. Jets New England Indtanapolia 10 3 1 4 5 rr . 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Detroit at New York Giants, 11 a.m. Kansas City at Buffalo, 11 a.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 11 a.m. Miami at New England, 2 p.m. Cleveland at Denver, 2 p.m. Houston at Los Angelas Rsldera, 2 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 2 p.m. New York Jets at Indianapolis, 2 p.m. Sesttle at San Diego, 2 p.m. Pittsburgh st Arizona, 8 p.m. OPEN DATE: Atlanta, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans, Ssn Franclaco Monday, Oct. 31 Green Bay at Chicago, 7 p.m. offensive line that has allowed 21 sacks, Young has been Overshadowed by teammates and opponents all season. ', Young takes that as a compliment. ; "I'm glad that's the perception, j think ifthenyou want to be the best playing great is not a player, 41-1- Tampa Bay, in which Young was Young says the success of players such as Rice, Floyd and Watters, and the fact that the 49ers are leading the NFL in scoring with 237 points, is also his success. ers. But the 49ers lost to Kansas City, and Joe Montana was saluted as the hero. "I thought Steve Young was the most courageous man on the field. He played a brilliant game," said Bill Walsh, who coached both Young and Montana in San Fran- surprise," he says. "There's a cer- 44-1- "I'm the orchestrator, and in the end I'll get plenty of praise if we play well, "he says. cisco. An offensive line that at one point was missing four starters is Young completed 3 1 of 39 passes for 355 yards and two touchdowns the following week against the Los Angeles Rams, but the focus was on Sanders who had signed a free agent contract days earlier. Sanders again grabbed the spot 24-of-- By DAVE GOLDBERG AP Football Writer soon. "The offensive line challenge 30-1- 3. almost back to its opening-da- y strength. year." 49ers defense is starting to play more cohesively and to adapt to the addition of free agents such as Sanders and linebackers Ken Norton and Rickey all former Jackson star-fille- d With a showdown for NFC supremacy against Dallas coming up Nov. 13 and a Dec. 11 game g San Diego against the Chargers, Young feels the 49ers are in excellent shape. olaying well, but I think we've got .0 play better to reach our goal. The ultimate goal is the Super Bowl." 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ALL SEASON STEEL BELT MILE P16580R13. P18575R14. P19575R14. P20575R14. P20575R15. P21575R15. P22575R15. .1 David Sturing of Kirkland, Wash., confirmed on Wednesday that he has verbally committed to sign a letter of intent with Idaho. NCAA rules forbid schools from commenting until letters of intent are signed. The early sign- YOUR HOMETOWN TIRE DEALER 1959 BRONCOS, ton High School in Kirkland. He said he chose Idaho largely because of his fondness for coach Joe Cravens, his assistants and the Vandals players. (AP) ; happen to the Browns at Mile High. Bad things, man! opts for Idaho Seven-foote- r 5 2-- Bills favored by 2lA points? Does Marv Levy rally the troops with a new team song? Does Marty remind his guys that he once played in Buffalo? Does the winner go on to lose the Super Bowl or does the loser go on to win the Super Bowl? Crazy year. BILLS, 23-2- 0 Miami (plus 1) at New England The Dolphins beat the Patriots 39-3- 5 opening week in Miami. Dan Marino and Drew Bledsoe, "The great thing is I see Harris Barton going back in and we're back to full strength," he says. "We've been pointing to the bye week ever since the Raiders game when Harris went down. ; 19-1- Cleveland (plus 3) at Denver Why is a 6-- 1 team an underdog to a 5 one? Bad things tend to says cornerback Mark Collins. "You have to go for the jugular. " So what do we get here with the Schot-tenheim- 5 fense. STEELERS, with a team you can beat handily, ' ' AFC-leadin- 8-- Pittsburgh (plus 2) at Arizona How many blitzes will there be in this one? There may be more touchdowns on defense than of- "We're professionals. You don't let that happen, especially s. 5 the same as it will be with Rodney Peete and Jeff Blake. COWBOYS, 37-- 3 teams. Buffalo took last week off after losing at Rich Stadium to Indianapolis, which then went home and lost to Washington. Kansas City went a month (two games and a bye week) without scoring a touchdown. Now the Chiefs have scored eight TDs in the last two weeks as the ancient warriors, Joe Montana and Marcus Allen, have looked anything but ancient. But they're not happy about allowing Seattle 16 points in the fourth quarter Sunday. better grip of the offense every 49-4- Dallas (plus l5Vi) at Cincinnati If it was Troy Aikman against David Klingler, the result would be everyone else, are two goofy "We've survived and we're Right tackle Harris Barton, out since the Sept. 5 opener with a torn tendon in his left triceps, is expected back for the Nov. 6 game at than one. BEARS, the conditions he likes. But the Chiefs and the Bills, like "I think this has been probably his best year as far as being a team leader, as far as giving the team a chance to win," says left tackle Steve Wallace. "I think he has a All-Pro- PATRIOTS, Green Bay (plus 2) at Chicago (Monday night) A throwback game in more ways AFC title game and the Bills breezed That was January, when nobody wants to be in Buffalo. This is October, with a few leaves left on the trees, which may give Joe Montana Young, known in the past for his game-breakiscrambles, is tied for second on the 49ers with three rushing touchdowns but has run for only 129 yards this season. A who combined for 894 yards, were just warming up. The last time the Kansas City Chiefs were in Buffalo was for the has been one that I don't want to minimize," Young says. "There have been a lot of hits, and a lot have come after the pass. I'm happy I'm staying in the pocket, and have become a pocket passer. ' ' 93-ya- rd 6. tain standard that I've set. I'm back Reading the league in passing. It's Almost like, OK, that's where I'm jsupposedtobe." In the season opener, a 4 Monday night win over the Los lAngeles Raiders, Young threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns. .That was ignored, though, because ;Rice scored three times to break ,1he NFL touchdown mark. ; The following week, Young was for 288 yards behind an offensive line missing three start- - Washington. Right guard Ralph Tamm, also out since Sept. 5 with a strained left arch, should be back MonrlayThru Salurday SAM 9 PM Closed Sunday n-wv- 12 month Mrvlce agreement. Some restrictions apply. See Store For Details. ... I U n . annr wi ww ; mitm uriom Ktonfmimnif'. AawaasA |