NFL Exhibition Roundup : Cardinals Score a Decision Over the Bears, 14-7

Quarterback Neil Lomax and wide receiver Roy Green threw first-half touchdown passes Saturday night to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 14-7 exhibition victory over the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears at Chicago.

The victory enabled St. Louis to even its exhibition record at 2-2. Chicago fell to 3-1.

There were several fights in the game, including a bench-clearing brawl midway through the third quarter. Running back Ottis Anderson, linebacker Charlie Baker and cornerback Lionel Washington of the Cardinals and tackle Keith Van Horne of the Bears were ejected.

The fight, which took place along the St. Louis sidelines, started between Bear wide receiver Keith Ortego and Washington. At one point, Bear tight end Pat Dunsmore was knocked down by several Cardinals, punched and kicked by Baker.

The Cardinals led, 14-7, by halftime, scoring with 24 seconds left on a nine-yard pass from Lomax to Anderson. The scoring drive covered 80 yards on 10 plays, including a 23-yard run by Stump Mitchell.

St. Louis took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 31-yard touchdown pass play from Green to J. T. Smith. Green caught a lateral pass from Lomax and threw a perfect spiral to a wide-open Smith in the end zone.

Chicago answered 30 seconds later by putting together a three-play scoring drive. Mike Tomczak, playing for injured Jim McMahon, completed a 45-yard pass play to Willie Gault to put the Bears on the St. Louis 23-yard line. After an incomplete pass, Gault caught a touchdown pass from Tomczak to tie the score, 7-7, with five minutes left in the quarter.

St. Louis kicker John Lee, a rookie from UCLA, missed field goal tries of 32 and 34 yards.

Washington 21, Tampa Bay 13--Former USFL stars Doug Williams and Kelvin Bryant led the Redskins (2-1) to a come-from-behind win over the Buccaneers (0-3) at Tampa, Fla.

Bryant clinched the victory with 4:58 remaining when he went off right guard, reversed his field and scored on a dazzling 22-yard run.

Williams, formerly of the Buccaneers, was greeted by boos from many in the crowd of 45,136 when he entered the game in the third quarter, but he looked poised in his first action of the preseason. He completed 13 of 17 passes for 94 yards.

Redskin starting quarterback Jay Schroeder completed 14 of 26 passes for 139 yards and had two intercepted.

Cincinnati 34, Green Bay 12--Boomer Esiason completed 15 of 28 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Bengals (1-2) at Cincinnati.

The Packers (1-2) got their only touchdown on a 67-yard run by rookie Kenneth Davis from TCU.

Esiason had scoring throws of 24 yards to Rodney Holman, 11 yards to James Brooks and 5 yards to rookie Eric Kattus.

Miami 20, Philadelphia 15--Lorenzo Hampton ran 19 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter as the Dolphins held the Eagles scoreless in the second half at Philadelphia. Both teams are 1-2.

Miami quarterback Dan Marino completed 10 of 17 passes for 123 yards and one touchdown.

Indianapolis 20, Detroit 13--A fumble recovery and an interception by the Colts set up two second-quarter touchdown passes from Gary Hogeboom to Wayne Capers at Indianapolis. Both teams are 1-2.

Capers scored on plays of 39 and 2 yards. The second one came after Indianapolis linebacker Duane Bickett intercepted a Joe Ferguson pass and returned it 35 yards to the Detroit 7.

Houston 24, New Orleans 13--Mike Rozier ran 68 yards to a touchdown at Houston, giving the Oilers a 3-0 start in exhibition play for the first time since 1969. The Saints dropped to 1-2.

Reuben Mayes, a rookie from Washington State, gained 70 yards in 11 carries for the Oilers. He was starting in place of the retired Earl Campbell.

New Orleans running back Dalton Hilliard, a rookie from LSU, gained 113 yards in 13 carries.

Cleveland 27, Atlanta 21-- Earnest Byner scored three touchdowns and Bernie Kosar threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the first half as the Browns improved to 3-0 at Atlanta. The Falcons fell to 2-1.

Byner gave the Browns a 13-0 first-quarter lead when he scored on a 13-yard run, then caught a nine-yard scoring pass from Kosar five minutes later.

Kevin Mack of the Browns was the leading rusher in the game with 100 yards in 10 carries.

Buffalo 13, Kansas City 6--Buffalo cornerback Ron Pitts scored the only touchdown of the game on a 76-yard run after intercepting a Todd Blackledge pass at Kansas City. The Bills are 1-2, the Chiefs 2-1.

Jim Kelly, Buffalo’s newly-signed quarterback from the USFL, watched in street clothes.

N.Y. Giants 20, N.Y. Jets 16--Mark Collins, rookie cornerback from Cal State Fullerton, returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and Harry Carson intercepted two passes as the Giants (2-1) overcame a 14-0 deficit against the Jets (1-2) at East Rutherford, N.J.

Denver 14, San Francisco 9--Backup quarterback Scott Stankavage directed two second-half scoring drives, the final one capped by Steve Sewell’s one-yard run with 42 seconds remaining, as the Broncos rallied to win at Denver. Both teams are 1-2.

Ray Wersching kicked three field goals to put the 49ers ahead, 9-0. His third kick, a 32-yarder, came late in the third quarter. It culminated a seven-play, 69-yard drive highlighted by Jeff Kemp’s 46-yard pass to Carl Monroe, and gave the 49ers a 9-7 advantage.