Tuesday, November 10, 1998

Fuamatu Ma‘afala gets
second pro touchdown

By Pat Bigold
Star-Bulletin

Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala scored his second National Football League touchdown in the Pittsburgh Steelers' 27-20 victory over the Green Bay Packers Three Rivers Stadium last night.

The 5-yard scoring run was the former St. Louis School and Utah running back's first touchdown since Sept. 27, when he had the only touchdown for Pittsburgh in a 13-10 home field victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

Fuamatu-Ma'afala's score was run off right tackle on third down with 32 seconds left in the half and gave the Steelers a 23-0 lead.

Fuamatu-Ma'afala now has 23 yards on six carries and two touchdowns this season.

He also had an 11-yard reception to the Green Bay 32 for a first down on third-and-7.

That was the only other time he touched the ball last night.

The drive ended with the Steelers' last points, a 21-yard field goal by Norm Johnson.

Fuamatu-Ma'afala has six receptions for 46 yards.

Defensive end Maa Tanuvasa (Mililani, UH) had his fourth sack of the season Sunday in the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos' 27-10 victory over the San Diego Chargers at Mile High Stadium.

The sack dropped Ryan Leaf at the San Diego 43 on the Chargers' first snap of the game.

Tanuvasa had three tackles in the game -- two solo. On the season, he has 23 tackles, 19 solo.

Jason Elam (UH) kicked field goals of 31 and 26 yards to bring his season total to 12.

San Diego linebacker Kurt Gouveia (Waianae, BYU) had four tackles in the game, two solo. He now has 36 tackles, 25 solo.

Adrian Murrell (Leilehua, W. Virginia) rushed for 107 yards on 23 carries to help the host Arizona Cardinals beat Washington, 29-27.

Murrell, hampered by injuries, has 522 yards on 142 carries.

Cincinnati nose tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen (Molokai, Boise State) made four tackles, one solo, in the Bengals' 24-11 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Alltel Field.