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Show TheS.Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Nashington Looking toNarrow the Gap With Eagles stasines [i | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS weeks x M ner Dan ago, Tom Wharton every Saturday AMERICAN CON BY DAVE GOLDBERG ‘ aa Washington in Dallas ers were in re UTAH BYWAYS fal to0.5.1 Schoit ‘Snyder Pee Sop teh ie to é the coachand jokes aboutthe umabounded inside and outside Beltway hington wins in Phila aday, however, it will get 00 gnd within a game of the \Loffhe NFC East. But that's the state of the NFI p W San Francisco (7-2) at mien (45): The 49ers a f the start of the millennium. their first playott Colts haven't won sincethey lost s We can't come around here ipping around like we're going a wedding,”. says. defensive Kle Kenard Lang. “We'restill the hole. When we're 11-5, then cansay something.” Guarantee: Washington won't hey might not even tke it to 5-5, And they may not know until me time whethertheir quarter: ck will be Tony Banks, who was ocked out of the gamein Denver t week with a concussion, or nt Graham, who replaced him d rallied themto victory Somehistory is in order As good as Grahamhas been ainst Denver —last weekand in ame in 1998 whenhe led the Gi ts to a win over the then beaten Broncos in Game14 s been bad against the Eagles. lost his starting job in New rk two years ago in. part be- ise of two bad (although Marty Schottenheimer (right) May not knowif Tony Banks (left) can play until gametime. games against Philadelphia. But this is a new team and a Winning) newyear The Eagles have reverted to playingstrong defense after scor ing 48 points against Minnesota two weeksago. Yes,they got 36 in Dallas, but 15 were onfield goals byDavid Akers and two moreon intere-ption returns. and Jacksonville Edgerrin James, and their seems vuinerable to Jeff Gi Hearst and Terrell Owens. @ Tampa Bay(4-5)at St. Louis(8-1) (Mondaynight): If ther | ph tren ood team in the NFL this Rams, despite Kurt W Kit theleague wit 13. in central Florida t _msntte 64) at KansasCity (2-7) Des; season, Mike disheartening home i Dungy is to makethe play job — Bil Parcells is the rumored replace ment — his team better start winning now. I New Orleans(5-4) at New England (6-5): The records suggest the importance of le hanging in, thanks Raa Todny's Games jer, who's fourth in ust six games. The Chiefs areTokfor first-year Dick Vermei am — rebuilt HB Atlanta(5-4) at Carolina (1-9): The this game, which features go d young Falcons are quietly hanging in the playoff face by doing thing winning in Green THIS WEEK’S GAMES against New England's Tom Brady, who has Bay last week. T have now lost The weekend started Thursday with been awarded the starting job over the aight pening Green Bay edging Detroit 29-27 to keep the healed Drew Bledsoe. Minnesota. Lions winless, and Denverholding off Dallas . Baltimore (6-4) at Jacksonville (3Arizona (3-6) at San Diego (5-5) 26-24 6); Pittsburgh (7-2) at Tennessee (4-5) The Chargers have lost three. straight and MW Chicago (7-2) at Minnesota (4-5); In Cincinnati (4-5) at Cleveland (5-4): The five of seven as Doug Flutie's 39 years are @ Free Practice Casting Plug a season when there are rarely any upside-down AFC Central might be the most Monday's Game starting fo show fourth-quarter collapse against Brigham ‘oung “There's no hangov McBride said. might have been some carryover on Monday, but welookedat the David Kadlubowski Assoc! ted Press, uth Florida's Kenny Robinson, right, blocks the punt of Utah ate’s Steve Mullins on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. third quarter, they were in pdsi- tion to sweep all three fellow I-A independents they played, havi ng defeated Florida and South Florida will visit USU next November. turn for 3 lead. Curtis caught 11 passesfor 221 rds anda touchdown, breaking » USU record forreceptions in a ason (93) with one game reaining, Saturday at F resno ate. White rushedfor 108 ards dJose Fuentes passed for Utah State South Florida 07 6 OF 00 13 21-4 “SCORING SUMMARY 2ond Quarter ISU-Gary Coleman 14 passfrom Jose {Bane Kian ick), 7.06. Dr 421 Us hid ISF-Sidney Siopson 32 Dockedpunt return cngGrats ich), 4:41, USL U7 inc bom st half. The Aggies opened the ond half by drivi aye their yardline to the USF where ter their annual rivalry match, For the first timein MeBride’s 12 year tenure, and onlythe third timeinthelast twodecades,the Utes didn’t put away thefootba ortake apre-bowl break after playing theCougars. The feelingwasalittle strange initially, the coach said, because the buildup to the BYUgame al Andit’s al- ways difficult to go back to busi as usual after such an emo: jal loss. Compounding the ettling feeling was the sudden onof left tackle Doug Kaufusi, oneof the Utes’ senior leaders, overanalleged assault that occurred in January. But by the end ofthe week, McBridesaid,the Utes weredeep into their preparations for Air Force, a game originally sched. pt. 15 but postponed to turday cane key to play sacked for 52 yare losses. USU lostfive turnovers. Florida native Gary Coleman ught a 14-yard TD pass from tentes for the only score of the of them: a regular-seasongameaf ing. South Florida 34, Utah State 13 ‘Andrew Rubin's 91-yard punt rds but Central Connecticut. films and then put it behind us.” Good thing, too, because the Utes have something rare ahead USF deindrewRains punt tur (Gramatica Wet928 US27-USU ossiey 19 nm {Gramatea ih, 6:8. One Fourplay yas usu hite nae<1 and the Bulls re- tes’ 49-yard pass to Curtis eentes wassackedandtheBulls’ 30, Their only twoof ofthe game came ondrives w 19 Feber 18 24-44-2-333, Crosbie Florida, Blackwell 14- ards and 46 yards. ate 18 The Aggies have led in every me this season. As of Saturday's men an game for Ricks! The Real Dairy Bowl Friday, Nov. 30, 7:00p.m. Ricks College Vs Lackawanna (Penn.) ISU Holt Arena in Pocatello ckets at the door: $8 (or $6 with Real Dairy Seal) $20 for family pass (with Real Dairy Seal) and $4 children. Bride the Utes finally have the luxury-of two weeks to prepare ae hed overseveral extraprac. while Air Force conceneeneRY: 's game at Ha nally scooped up the ball In thefourth quar »red three touchdow! whatthe Utes normally face. That's anotherfirst under Mc: for Air Force, something the coachwishesfor every year. The normally inte:se weekoflearningtheFalcons’offensehas been r USU took a 13-7 lead on yyards behind the line of scrim. ie and cruised into the end ae rE scout ‘bai niece McBride said, because the Falcons’ wish: bone offenseis so differ “We got the [Scout team] ready early in the week, and then we put in ourpacka goodshapegetting ready ‘ri problem makingsure guys ready, because we know wh stake. We feellike we're go- ge UTAH football notes ingtoa bowl game, but you don’t want to take any chances. And you want to go in with a win The Utes took Saturday and Sundayoffafter a full weekof practice. Just Borrowing akes no secret ‘Thelateral passto Jordan Grossthat theUtes used in the fourth quarter liftedfromColorado against BYU was Stae's | book, McBride said. The Bae used the same play, tacl eligible pass that is only 16 al if it is thrown back) , to surprise theUtesat the dal line during their Oct me. at was thefirst timeI've Sept. 1 Utah 23, USU 19 Oregon 24. Utah 10 a Sept. 22 Utah 28, Indiana 26 Sept 29 Oct: 6 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov.10 “Nov. 17 Utah 37, NewMexico 16 Utah 52. South Florida 21 Utah 35, Wyoming 0 ColoradoSt. 19; Utah 17 Utah 42, UNLV 14 Utah 17,; San Diego'St.ane3 BYU 24; Utah 21 Dec..1 Utah at Air Force, noon yards... The Utes alerted officials that pmillerasttrib.com they might use the play, but didn’t send it in until quarterback LanceRicecalled a timeout onfourth-and-10 from the BYU 43 with 26 seconds left “We've been savingthat play GOLa and watched the 300-pound junior WOMEN $125 SENIORS $125 COUPLES$2(X) SIX WEEKS OF FUN Starts in January (Indoors) Beginners & Intermediates Dayor Evenings Six 1% hrSessions CALL266-8621 lumber 13 yardsforafirst down. “Jordan has beenlookingfor: ward to that play for a long time. Ifw ‘d heen closer, he might have scored.” Even BYU coach Gary Crow- ton had to adimire the call. “I've always hatedthat play. | Ww ish they would makeit illegal,” id. “Eitherthat, or | t usingit Briefly tion'stopscoring teamlast week didn’t hurt andingin the nationalstatistics much. The Utesstill rank ninth in scoring defense at 16.6 points per game, and18thintotal defenseat 311.6 STANADYNE™ (8.01) 972-1836 ME Diesel Fuel Additives * Cold weather starting * Less Noise vESSCo * Less Smoke Diesel Electric Service & Supply Co., Inc. 652 W.1700 So., S.L.¢. 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Rescheduling next week's game will have one major effect on the gaine: weather, Colo: area received sév inchesof snow Kickoff is noon MST and the game will be televised by KJZZ, ofcoaching,” McBridesaid. e Re a& Reel @ Double Sided Tackle. Box @ Free Practice Casting Plug Utahis also secondin “At first, | was [angry] about it, but when I watched it on film, | starting thinking, ‘This is pretty years [8 | schedule Sept. 8 ever seen that play ever, in my40 DIESEL PROTECTION * Increased Power i UTAH — By coach Ron McBride's reckoning, it took onepractice for Utah's football teamto get past its Kids Kit ‘arto De BY PHIL MILLER THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Continued from + ‘Quarterbacks in the Saints’ Aaron Brooks : Vaste Lead, ose to Bulls — throwing intercept Utes Not Dwelling on Loss to Y. iggies SKakesouats Stuy ge 9 NEWS -~ SPORTS | |
