Page 8 -The Michigan Daily- Sports Monday - January 27, 1992 Washington commands Buffalo, 37-24 . d tgtil MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The no-names on Washington's defense were too much Sunday for Buffalo's no-huddle offense. The Redskins won their third Super Bowl in 10 years, 37-24, putting the game away with 24 straight points after a scoreless first period in which they blew two touchdown chances. The Bills, one-point losers to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl a year ago, never were in this one, although they made it closer with two touchdowns late in the fourth quarter. This Washington win was as much the work of obscure defenders like Kurt Gouveia, Brad Edwards, Fred Stokes, Jason Buck, Alvoid Mays and Andre Collins as any of the team's stars. Sure, MVP Mark Rypien threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns as Washington ran the NFC's streak in the NFL's marquee game to eight straight. Sure, the "Posse" - receivers Art Monk, Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders - led a 17-point explosion in 5 minutes, 45 seconds of the the second quarter after a scoreless first period. That surge saw the Redskins use the no-huddle offense them- selves in a modified reprise of their record 35-point second quarter in their Super Bowl rout of Denver four years ago. And sure, Rypien hit Clark with a 30-yard TD pass with 1:24 left in the third quarter after Buffalo had cut a 24-0 lead to 24-10. But just as important was the work of a blitzing defense that shut down the NFL's most explosive of- fense until the Redskins had that lead. It sacked Jim Kelly five times, got four interceptions - two by Edwards, one of five Plan B free agents who start on defensive coor- dinator Richie Petitbon's unit. It also forced a fumble in helping coach Joe Gibbs to his third Super Bowl win, tied with San Francisco's Bill Walsh and one behind Pittsburgh's Chuck Noll on the all-time list. It held Thurman Thomas, the league's MVP this year, to just 10 yards in eight carries through the first three quarters, limiting the league's leading running game to just 15 yards over that period and without a rushing first down until midway through the third. And it set up 13 second-half points that helped put away the game. One defensive key came on the first play of the second half when Gouveia returned an interception forced by Collins' blitz to the 1. That set up Gerald Riggs' second 1-yard TD run for a 24-0 lead. The next came when Mays sacked Kelly, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Stokes. That set up Chip Lohmiller's 25-yard field goal that made it 34-10 six seconds into the fourth quarter. And the third was Edwards' second interception, tipped to him by Martin Mayhew and re- turned 35 yards. That set up Lohmiller's 39-yard field goal for 37-10. That more than made up for Buffalo's one quick offensive spurt - a run of 10 points that followed the Gouveia-Riggs touchdown. And even then the defense con- tributed, stopping the Bills at the 3- yard-line and forcing them to settle for Scott Norwood's 21-yard field goal that made it 24-3. Then Thomas capped an 55-yard TD drive with a 1-yard run. The score was set up by a 29-yard pass interference call. The game got off to a bizarre start and continued that way through the first quarter. First, Buffalo's Brad Daluiso was forced to kick off twice because his first was ruled an "inadvertent kick- off" because referee Jerry Markbreit was out of position. And, Thomas missed the Bills' first two offensive plays because he couldn't find his helmet under the Buffalo bench. Washington then blew two scor- ing chances. Rypien hit Monk in the back of the end zone, but replay official Cal Lepore overturned the TD because Monk's foot was on the rear line. It was the first touchdown reversed by replay in Super Bowl history. Lohmiller came in for a 19-yard field goal attempt, but the snap was mishandled. But Buffalo was going nowhere. Even though the Bills got good field position early, they didn't get into the Redskins' territory until 3:10 remained in the half. That drive, typically, was aborted by an 11-yard sack by Buck. Beebe also dropped a pass in the end zone in the third quarter drive. Washington finally made it 3-0 1:58 into the second quarter on Lohmiller's 34-yarder. The Skins got the ball right back after a 23-yard punt by Chris Mohr and finally took it to the end zone, going to the no-huddle and driving 51 yards on five plays. Rypien hit Byner in the flat, he caught it at the 7 and dove into the end zone. Michigan women's fencer Jamison Hobson competes in Saturday's tournament in the Sports Coliseum. The Wolverines split four matches. Improved fencers split weekend matches, 2-2 by Greg Richardson Pip had "Great Expectations" in Dickens' classic novel. So did the Michigan fencing team for last Saturday's tournament. As expected, the Wolverines de- feated Case Western Reserve and Tri-State, 30-13 and 27-16, respec- tively. However, they lost a tight match to Cleveland State, 23-20, and were whipped by powerhouse Ohio State, 36-7. In sabre competition, the Wol- verines beat Case Western handily, but came up short against Cleveland State. Michigan foilist Phil Issa carved up his competition for a 9-2 record. Scott Aversano got off to a blaz- ing start at epee for the Wolverines, winning his first six matches before ending with an 8-4 record. The Michigan women defeated Case Western, 12-4, and barely lost to Cleveland State. Laura Eilers had the best record at 11-5. 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