Emmitt Smith Hurt but Apparently OK

The Dallas Cowboys got a scare Saturday night when Emmitt Smith, playing for the first time in the exhibition season, injured his left knee when 340-pound teammate Erik Williams fell on it in the second quarter of a 20-3 loss to the Denver Broncos at Irving, Texas.

Smith stayed down for almost five minutes before he walked unassisted to the sidelines. X-rays later showed no problems, but he was scheduled for an MRI today to make sure.

John Elway and Bill Musgrave each threw touchdown passes for the Broncos. Musgrave’s went for 15 yards to Mike Sherrard.

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Carl Greenwood, a second-year cornerback from UCLA, capped a sloppy game with a 40-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown, lifting the New York Jets over the New York Giants, 13-6, at East Rutherford, N.J. Greenwood stole the ball from Lawrence Dawsey on the last play of the third quarter and sped down the left sideline.

Keyshawn Johnson, playing in his first game for the Jets, had two receptions for 16 yards in limited duty. The Jets’ Neil O’Donnell was 15 for 8 for 142 yards in just over a half.

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Stan Humphries and Sean Salisbury each threw touchdown passes and John Carney kicked three field goals at the San Diego Chargers beat the Arizona Cardinals, 32-10, at San Diego. Humphries completed 12 of 20 passes for 135 yards and connected with Andre Coleman on a five-yard score in the first quarter. Salisbury, six for 11 for 112 yards, threw to Terrell Fletcher for 40 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter.

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Jim Everett, working more than a quarter for the first time in four exhibition games, completed 18 of 24 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters as the Saints beat Chicago, 31-21, at New Orleans. Everett wasn’t sacked and had no passes intercepted. The Bears’ Erik Kramer completed only 12 of 23 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown with one interception in three quarters.

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Jim Kelly, Alex Van Pelt and Todd Collins combined for 291 yards on 24-of-28 passing as the Buffalo Bills rolled to a 24-0 victory over the Carolina Panthers at Charlotte, N.C. Kelly, on the field for only 10 plays, completed four of five passes for 45 yards and a touchdown.

Watching the game in street clothes was running back Tim Biakabutuka, Carolina’s first-round draft pick who one day earlier had ended a contract holdout.

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The Kansas City Chiefs’ defense, which ranked No. 2 in the NFL last year and hadn’t yielded a touchdown in nine exhibition quarters, self-destructed with penalties and missed tackles as the Chicago lost to the St. Louis Rams, 34-30, at Kansas City, Mo. Rookie Eddie Kennison, from Louisiana State, caught three touchdown passes for the Rams.

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Richie Cunningham kicked a 42-yard field goal with three seconds left as the Green Bay Packers stayed unbeaten with a 17-15 exhibition victory at Baltimore as the Ravens lost for the first time.

Of Cunningham, a free agent signed in April, Packer Coach Mike Holmgren said, “Isn’t that a great name?”

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Craig Erickson drove Indianapolis 43 yards in the closing seconds and Cary Blanchard kicked a 50-yard field goal as time ran out, lifting the Colts to a 15-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis. . . . Jerome Bettis gained 52 yards in eight carries, including 36 on a second-quarter touchdown drive that was capped by his own one-yard run, as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 13-3, at Pittsburgh. The Steelers’ Mike Tomczak, battling with Jim Miller and Kordell Stewart for the starting quarterback spot, completed only six of 12 passes for 71 yards in a sloppy first half.