SPORTS WIRE: Buddy gets revenge, 12-6

Jets stay in playoff hunt; Steelers top fish It was sweet revenge for Cardinals coach Buddy Ryan, who succeeded in his second try at beating the team he coached to three straight playoff appearances in 1988-90. It also was the first time all season the Cardinals (5-6) have won back-to-back games. Arizona had bad luck in the first half, losing tackle Luis Sharpe and wide receiver Randal Hill with leg injuries. But its luck changed in the third quarter, when Herschel Walker's 96-yard kickoff return was called back because of a holding penalty on Rich Miano. They got even luckier when Fred Barnett dropped a pass inside the Arizona 10 early in the fourth quarter and Philadelphia settled for Eddie Murray's 30-yard field goal with 11:41 left. The Cardinals couldn't move on the next possession, but the defense took over. Randall Cunningham passed Philadelphia (7-4) to one first down, but on the next play, he scrambled out of the pocket, then lateraled to Walker. Walker carried for 11 yards, but a hard tackle by Terry Hoage knocked the ball loose, and Aeneas Williams recovered on the Cardinals' 42. Williams intercepted on the 1-yard line in the third period to stop another scoring opportunity. · Jets 31, Vikings 21 MINNEAPOLIS -- Marcus Turner, a career backup playing as an extra defensive back, scored on a deflected pass on the opening drive and intercepted Warren Moon two more times yesterday as the New York Jets beat Minnesota 31-21. The win puts the Jets (6-5) back in the race in the AFC East. · Steelers 16, Dolphins 13 (OT) PITTSBURGH -- A quarterback who hadn't played in nearly two years revived an offense that hadn't scored in a month -- and he did it just in time for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Gary Anderson's 39-yard field goal with 4:41 left in overtime won it. Mike Tomczak awakened Pittsburgh's slumping offense with 343 passing yards in his first start in 27 games as the Steelers beat the Miami Dolphins 16-13 yesterday. The overtime was the Steelers' third in four games, but their first at Three Rivers Stadium since they beat Cincinnati 26-20 on Sept. 19, 1982. · Bills 29, Packers 20 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- They fight like children on the sidelines and bicker across the radio dial. On the field, though, Jim Kelly and Andre Reed are always together. Kelly and Reed connected for two touchdowns and 191 yards yesterday to beat Green Bay 29-20 and revive the Bills' playoff hopes. Buffalo (6-5) snapped a two-game losing streak and sent the Packers (6-5) to their first loss in four games. · Broncos 32, Falcons 28 DENVER -- John Elway engineered the 34th game-saving drive of his career, throwing for two second-half touchdowns and running 4 yards for a score with 1:56 left, lifting the Denver Broncos past Atlanta 32-28 yesterday. Elway, whose two turnovers in the second quarter helped the Falcons take a 14-10 halftime lead, needed the late-game heroics to offset four TD passes by Atlanta's Jeff George, who staked the Falcons to a 28-17 lead early in the final period. · Chiefs 20, Browns 13 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Do not look at Cleveland's 142 yards in penalties or Kimble Anders' go-ahead touchdown as the key in undermanned Kansas City's 20-13 victory yesterday. Check Mark Rypien's fumble at the Kansas City 6 in the first period as a pounding rain turned turned Arrowhead Stadium's new grass field into slop. It wasted Mark Carrier's 60-yard punt return and gave the Chiefs new life in a victory that tightened two AFC races.