And Sanchez was let down by his receivers on a few occasions, notably by Stephen Hill on a potential touchdown pass in the second quarter and by Clyde Gates when he failed to flatten out his crossing route in the first quarter, resulting in an interception by Marshall.
By noon, 294 riders in four classes had embarked on the course and for the next hour and a half horses and riders trickled in to the finish line, crossing Route 22 with the help of a pair of police officers, entering the John Jay Homestead estate and taking (or not taking) the final jump while a small crowd of spectators sat on the hillside and politely applauded.
Route 23 continues north on Hamburg Turnpike through wooded residential areas of Hamburg, crossing Route 94.
It turns south and intersects County Route 40 (Olden Street) before crossing Route 70.
Crossing Route 6, we parked in an unmarked turn-off that could hardly be called a parking lot, since there's barely room for five cars.
At this point, Route 28 enters Elizabeth, where it continues through more urbanized residential areas before crossing Route 439 (Elmora Avenue).
In Elizabeth, Route 27 narrows to two lanes and becomes Rahway Avenue, crossing Route 439 and continuing to the northeast through residential and commercial areas.
From New Jersey, there are three bridges: from the Bayonne Bridge, Route 440 takes you to Route 278; from I-95, the Goethals Bridge takes you to Route 278; from the Outerbridge Crossing, Route 440 takes you to the West Shore Expressway and then to Route 278.
A Steelers safety jumped the crossing route and intercepted Staubach.
Cotchery abandoned his crossing route and reversed his course.
