September 12, 1994 Table Of Contents
NFL '94
In the midst of the baseball strike, the NFL opened its season with a 13-game Sunday slate that included a remarkable quarterback duel between Miami's Dan Marino and New England's Drew Bledsoe
The coach may be new, but the storyline remains the same—a big victory for Big D
In Buddy Ryan's first game as the coach of Arizona, his attack came up flat in a 14-12 loss to a poor Los Angeles team
By Peter King
Eric Metcalf scored on a 92-yard punt return to seal Cleveland's win over Cincinnati
By Tom Verducci
Packer QB Brett Favre blasted his top receiver, Sterling Sharpe, then used him to help beat the Vikings
By Jill Lieber
Chicago's offense, dismal a year ago, unexpectedly outshone the team's D in a win over Tampa Bay
Rookie Marshall Faulk powered Indianapolis to an easy win over Houston
Now Back to Our National Pastime
Seattle mauled Washington to launch what could be a long season for new coach Norv Turner
By Franz Lidz
Although he passed on singing, Giant Dave Brown was a showstopper in his first start
By Hank Hersch
San Diego outlasted Denver, which was undone by a porous defense and some uncharacteristic lapses by Elway
With a timely tackle and two key kicks, Jason Hanson was the star of Detroit's win over Atlanta
By Bruce Newman
Joe Montana ran his Superdome record to 10-0 with Kansas City's win in New Orleans
By Bruce Newman
Inspired by the relaxed approach of their new coach, the New York Jets beat the Buffalo Bills
By Tim Crothers
Baseball
We Interrupt The '94 NFL Season to Bring You the '94 Pennant Race and the International League showdown between the Richmond Braves and the Charlotte Knights may be as good as it gets this year
By Tim Kurkjian
Goose Gossage
Idled by yet another strike, 43-year-old Goose Gossage may have seen the sun set on his baseball career
By Tom Verducci
College Football
For John Robinson and a resurgent Southern Cal, there's no substitute for a superstar tailback and a stellar running game
Inside
By John Walters
Point After
The baseball season is ruined, and with football upon us, who cares?
By Steve Rushin
Departments
By Mark Mulvoy
Edited by Jack McCallum
