Reserve quarterback Dave Archer scored on a four-yard play with 1:28
remaining to give the Miami Dolphins a 27-21 victory over the San
Francisco 49ers in an NFL preseason game at London's Wembley Stadium
last night.
Archer, taking advantage of a personal foul against the 49ers, faked
a handoff and ran the other way around left end to cap the Dolphins'
second rally of the second half. The Dolphins fell behind, 21-20, late
in the third quarter and the 49ers held that lead until the winning
A capacity crowd of 70,500 turned England's national soccer shrine
into a football carnival as they cheered both teams in the third
NFL-sponsored "American Bowl" held here.
Although the game was full of penalties and incomplete passes, it was
on par with other preseason games. Star quarterbacks Dan Marino of the
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Dolphins and Joe Montana of the 49ers each played the first quarter
before being replaced.
San Francisco
First Quarter
M -- Hampton 3 run (Reveiz kick), 9:58. Second Quarter
M -- FG Reveiz 45, 0:10.
SF -- Rathman 2 pass from Young (Wersching kick), 2:29.
SF -- Flagler 6 run (Wersching kick), 12:07.
M -- FG Reveiz 43, 14:58. Third Quarter
M -- Shipp 11 fumble return (Reveiz kick), 9:58.
SF -- Dubose 1 run (Spangler kick), 11:37. Fourth Quarter
M -- Archer 4 run (Reveiz kick), 13:32.
A -- 70,505
Dolphins First downs
23 Rushes-yards
34-83 Passing yards
253 Return yards
23-39-1 Sacked-yards lost
2-14 Punts-average
5-40 Fumbles-lost
2-1 Penalties-yards
5-55 Time of possession
35:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- San Francisco: Flagler 7-58, Young 4-27, Craig 4-23, Rice
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1-21, Dubose 6-16, Rathman 3-12, Sydney 2-9. Miami: Stradford 9-25,
Bennett 3-21, Middleton 6-16, Davenport 5-7, Hampton 5-5, Archer 3-3,
Cooper 1-0.
PASSING -- San Francisco: Montana 2-5-0, 35 yards, Young 6-13-0, 116,
Paye 4-6-0, 53. Miami: Marino 7-12-0, 78, Jaworski 10-19-1, 115, Archer
6-8-0, 74.
RECEIVING -- San Francisco: Rathman 2-7, Sydney 2-6, Rice 1-41,
Heller 1-38, Taylor 1-36, Craig 1-22, Dubose 1-14, Chandler 1-13. Miami:
Stradford 3-33, Jensen 3-16, Edmunds 2-28, Davenport 2-20, Clayton 1-11.
Defensive tackle John Mandarich, a sentimental favorite to make the
team, gave up and left camp in LaCrosse, Wis.
Mandarich, 6 feet 4 and 280 pounds, played four seasons in the CFL
before signing as a free agent with the Saints. He won attention with
his story of his parents' flight from religious persecution in
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Yugoslavia and the hardships they endured before establishing a home in
With incumbent starter Tony Elliott, second-year veteran Pat Swoopes
and third-round draft choice Tony Stephens all listed ahead of him,
Mandarich had little chance to make the Saints' roster.
Also, troubled cornerback Reggie Sutton got a third chance yesterday,
signing a one-year contract and vowing that this time he won't let his
personal life stifle his football career.
Sutton was a fifth-round draft choice of the Saints in 1986, but he
was barred from minicamp because of a positive test for marijuana. He
underwent a detoxification program and joined the team for the 1986
season. But last November he was put on a reserve roster for a
nonfootball problem and sat out four weeks. He rejoined the team for the
final game of the regular season and the playoff game, but was waived
after the season.
Cardinals:
Rookie Tom Tupa, expected to make the team as a punter after leading
the nation last year with a 47 yard average, has moved up to No. 3
quarterback on the team's depth chart after an impressive showing in a
scrimmage.
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