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Eagles are 'IN' Philadelphia's 9-2 NFC record fills wild card

By ALEXSACHARE AP Sports Writer “It’s a humbling experience," said Philadelphia Coach Dick -Vermeil after his Eagles became the first team to clinch a berth in the National Football League playoffs by beating the Detroit Lions 44-7 Sunday. "But I’ve said all along the players win games, and l really believe that," added Vermeil. “I told the players I’m just thrilled that they took me along." With two weeks to go in the regular season the Eagles. 10-4, lead the National Conference’s East Division by one game over Washington, which beat Green Bay 38-21. and Dallas, which defeated the New York Giants 28-7. Although the Eagles may still be caught in the divisional race, thev have assured themselves of a wild-card playoff berth by virtue of having a better conference record (9-2) than either Tampa Bay or Chicago, who are battling for the Central Division lead and are also involved in the wild-card scramble. Tampa Bay failed to lock up the division for the second successive Sunday by dropping a 14-0 decision to Chicago. The Bucs. 9-5. now lead the Bears by one game and can clinch their first division title by winning either of their last two games, against San Francisco and Kansas City. In other NFL games Sunday, the Pittsurgh Steelers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 37-17, the Cleveland Browns topped the Houston Oilers 14-7. the Ix)s Angeles Rams trimmed the Minnesota Vikings 27-21 in overtime, the Denver Broncos defeated the Buffalo Bills 19-16, the Atlanta Falcons upset the San Diego Chargers 28-26. the Kansas City Chiefs outscored the Seattle Seahawks 37-21, the New York Jets beat the Baltimore Colts 30-

Raiders must win and Saints must prove themselves NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans Saints guard Conrad Dobler said the Oakland Raiders are the kind of football team he likes to play against, and the fact that they meet in a Monday night National Football League game just adds spice to it. “They’ve always had the reputation of being a tough, aggressive ball club,” Dobler said. “I kind of like that the old-fashioned type of football.” The Saints haven’t been in a Monday night game since 1974, when Pittsburgh clobbered them 28-7. Prior to that, the Saints lost to Kansas City 20-17 in 1972 and to Dallas 40-3 in 1973 the only other times they played on Mondays. “I think the Saints have a lot to prove on Monday nights, and that’s going to be our edge.” Dobler said. Both teams are 7-6. The Saints need the victory to stay atop the NFC West, and the Raiders need it to keep slim hopes of a playoff shot alive. “We’re playing a team that is fighting for its first divisional championship and its first winning season,” said Oakland Coach Tom Flores. “But it’s also a big game for us, because we have to win to stay alive.” Oakland has been the NFL’s most successful Monday night team, piling up a 12-1-1 record in the special week day television games. Flores said he couldn’t explain the phenomenon. “We still prepare for the game the same way, go at it with the same intensity,” he said. “I don’t know if it’s a psychological thing or what. I do know Monday night football excites a lot of people. “We just have a pretty good tradition. Sometimes you wish you could play them all on Monday night.” Both teams count on their quarterbacks for the bulk of their yardage, but the Saints have somewhat the best of the rushing statistics. New Orleans has accumulated 1,996 yards on the ground, while Oakland has rushed for 1,409.

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17 and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco 49ers 13-10. Redskins 38, Packers 21 Joe Theismann threw four touchdown passes and Washington erased a 21-7 halftime deficit to beat Green Bay. Cowboys 28, Giants 7 Roger Staubach threw three touchdown passes to Drew Pearson as Dallas snapped a three-game losing streak. Dorsett rushed for 108 yards to join John Brockington as the only runners ever to surpass 1.000 yards in each of their first three pro seasons. Rears 14, Bucs 0 » Chicago turned a blocked punt by Bruce Herron and an interception by Gary Fencik into touchdowns and picked off five passes in beating Tampa Bay. Steelers 37, Bengals 17 Terry Bradshaw threw two touchdown passes to Lynn Swann and became the first Steeler quarterback to pass for 3,000 yards in one season as Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati. The Steelers, 11-3, can clinch the AFC East title with a victory next Monday night in Houston. Harris gained 92 yards in 20 carries to give him 1,027 yards for the season, the seventh time he has surpassed 1,000 yards, tying him with Jim Brown for the NFL record. He also moved into fourth place on the all-time NFL rushing list with 8,404 yards, behind Brown, O. J. Simpson and Jim Taylor Browns 14, Oilers 7 Mike Pruitt scored both Cleveland touchdowns and gained 111 yards on 25 carries as the Browns beat the Oilers. He’s only the fourth Cleveland runner to post a 1,000-yard season, joining Jim

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Houston only obstacle left

Harris' yardage paving way for \ another Steeler Super Bowl trip

PITTSBURGH (AP) - It’s 2.500 miles from here to Pasadena, Calif., site of Super Bowl XIV. But the Pittsburgh Steelers are back in the driver’s seat after their 37-17 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals. “We want to clinch our division, make the playoffs and hopefully have the home field advantage all the way,” Franco Harris said after becoming the National Football League’s fourth all-time rusher and topping 1,000 yards for the seventh time, tying Jim Brown’s record. If the Steelers win next Monday in Houston, they’ll clinch the American Conference Central Division title. Houston had shared first, but lost Sunday in Cleveland. If the Steelers beat Buffalo the next week, they’ll have the home field through the playoffs. San Diego shared the best AFC mark with the Steelers. but lost Sunday to Atlanta.

Bears board Tampa playoff ship

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay defensive end Lee Roy Selmon is worried. “Time is running out,” he said after the Chicago Bears fought their way back into the National Football League playoff picture by whipping the faltering Buccaneers 14-0 Sunday in Tampa. “We’ve got just two more games.” It was the second week in a row the Bucs blew their chances to wrap up the National Football Conference Central Divison title and a playoff berth. “I don’t think anybody on the

Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw hit 17 of 29 passes for 339 yards. The Steelers’ Lynn Swann caught five of those throws for 192 yards, his all-time high for a game, and two touchdowns. Harris rushed for 92 yards to raise his season total to 1,027 yards. He moved past Joe Perry into fourth place on the alltime NFL list with 8,404 yards and trails only Brown, O.J. Simpson and Jim Taylor. The Steelers also eased the memory of a 34-10 loss in Cincinnati. The Bengals have not won at Three Rivers Stadium since it opened in 1970. “I didn’t think Pittsburgh was that intense, but they did things well,” said Bengals Coach Homer Rice. “They made the plays when they had to and that’s the sign of a pretty good football team.” Cincinnati quarterback Ken

team really took the playoffs for granted. I just let the cards fall the way they will and today, they didn’t fall our way,” Selmon said. The win kept slim playoff hopes alive for the 8-6 Bears. It was a crushing loss for the fourth-year Bucs, 9-5, who climbed to the top of the NFL with a 5-0 record this year after an 0-26 start their first two years. “My job isn’t to evaluate teams,” said Bears coach Neill Armstrong. “Teams who make the playoffs who get there deserve to be there.” Tampa mistakes set up the

Brown, Leroy Kelly and Greg Pruitt. Rams 27, Vikings 21 Nolan Cromwell ran 5e yards for a touchdown on a fake field goal midway through overtime as Los Angeles opened a onehalf game lead over New Orleans in the NFC West. Ex-Viking Bob Lee, a recent Ram pickup, quarterbacked the winners in the second half and overtime. Broncos 19, Bills 16 Jim Turner’s 32-yard field goal with three seconds left gave Denver its victory and lifted the Broncos into a tie with San Diego for he AFC West lead at 10-4. The kick offset a brilliant passing show by Buffalo’s Joe Ferguson, who completed 27 of 46 for 316 yards. Falcons 28, Chargers 26 Steve Bartkowski’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Wallace Francis with 21 seconds remaining gave the Falcons, ISL’-point underdogs, the win over San Diego. Chiefs 37. Seahawks 21 Tod McKnight scored two touchdowns as Kansas City bolted to a 24-0 halftime advantage and a 37-7 lead early in the final period before easing up Jets 30, Colts 17 Richard Todd, frequently booed by Jets fans this season, completed 12 of 26 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 35 yards as New York snapped a three-game losing streak. Cards 13,490 rs 10 Ottis Anderson ran for 129 yards and scored the winning touchdown on a 6-yard scamper with 2:53 remaining as St. Louis won its debut under interim Coach Larry Wilson, who replaced Bud Wilkinson, fired last week.

list. Harris and the Steelers can clinch a playoff berth in the AFC Central Division a week from Monday with a victory over Houston. (AP Wirephoto).

Anderson didn’t quite agree. “They must have been pretty intense. We got clobbered.” said Anderson, who threw two touchdown passes to Isaac Curtis. Bengals defender Gary Burley added, “Pittsburgh has something we’re looking for. Until we get it, we’re going to have seasons like this.” Pittsburgh, 11-3, took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a field goal by Matt Bahr and Swann’s first score, which covered 58 yards. Harris ran one yard for another touchdown to open the second quarter. Cincinnati, 3-11, countered with a 46-yard field goal by Chris Bahr. brother to Matt, in the second quarter. But the Steelers followed with another touchdown on a one-yard run by Rocky Bleier. About three minutes before

game’s only two touchdowns. Bruce Herron blocked a Tampa punt on the 16-yard line in the first quarter and linebacker Lee Kunz ran it back to the 1. Chicago scored on a one-yard plunge by Walter Payton. Kunz said he was stunned after grabbing the ball. “He said later he was in shock,” Herron said. “He just stood there. He didn’t know what to do. I said, ‘Run, run.’ Sombeody finally pushed him.” Kunz carried to the 1 to set up Payton’s 60th career touchdown, a Bears’ record In the next period, Gary Fen-

halftime, Anderson combined with Curtis on a 29-yard touchdown pass play. They connected again on a 32-yard scoring play early in the third quarter to cut the lead to 24-17. But Swann followed with a 42yard touchdown reception and Bahr added two more field goals in the final quarter. Cincinnati had two scoring chances in the fourth quarter, but Pete Johnson fumbled at the Pittsburgh one-yard line to end one drive, and the game ended with the Bengals at the Steeler 10. “They made the plays and we didn’t stop them,” said Cincinnati defensive lineman Eddie Edwards. “We contained them on first and second down, but we couldn’t keep them from making the big plays.”

cik intercepted a pass by Bucs quarterback Doug Williams. With the help of two 15-yard penalties against the Bucs, the Bears scored on a 13-yard pass play from quarterback Mike Phipps to fullback Dave Williams. Williams, a strong-armed, second-year ex-Grambling star, finished the day with a dismal 5 completions in 19 attempts for 60 yards and four interceptions. Phipps was 6 of 12 for 26 yards with no interceptions. “It was a good team victory.” Phipps said. “But the defense reached a peak today.

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Sports Scoreboard

Collegt Basketball Scores TOURNAMENTS Capital City Classic , Championship DePauw 71, Capital 68 Third Place Thomas More 77, Muskingum 60 Wabash Cannonball Classic Championship Wabash 95, Rose-Hulman 82 TTiird Place Huntington 85, Olivet 57 Taylor Tournament Championship Marian 65, Taylor 55 Third Place Ind-Pur-Indpls 88. Wheaton 74 Big Four Tourney Championship Duke 86, N. Carolina 74 Third Place N.Carolina St. 70, Wake Forest 65 Brown Tap-OH Tournament Champio* ship Northeastern 67, Brown 54 Consolation New Hampshire 58, Robert Morris 56 Governor’s Classic Championship N Y. Tech 70, Rider 69 Third Place Trenton 62, Monmouth St 61 Great Alasaka Shootout Semifinals lona 85, Long Beach St. 75 Kentucky 97, Alasaka-Anchorage6B Consolation Lamar 61, Texas A&M 60 Bradley 80. Pacific 68 IPTAY Championship Clemson 94. Mid Tennessee St. 61 Third Place St. Louis 92, Siena 81 l.apchiek Tourney Championship St. John’s N Y 88, Michigan St. 71 Third Place Oral Roberts 70, Princeton 62 McCarthy Tourney Championship Mississippi St. 81, Alcorn St 80 Third Place S.Mississippi 86. Cincinnati 84 Spider Classic Championship Va. Commonwealth 69. Richmond 67 Third Place E. Carolina 92, W. Virginia Tech 79 Wisconsin Invitational Championship Wisconsin 68, E.Tennessee St. 56 Third Place Oklahoma City 83. Wis Milwaukee 67 Saturriav’s Results EAST American U 66, Towson St. 61 Columbia 76. Adelphi 60 Connecticut 83, Yale 75 Duquesne 70, George Washington 64 Georgetown DC 98, Bowie St. 47 Howard 72, George Mason 61 Old Dominion 102, Delaware St. 82 Pittsburgh 83, Bucknell 65 Providence 60, Niagra 59, OT Rhode Island 90. Scranton 66 St. Bonaventure 75. Baltimore 68 St. Francis N Y 89. Pratt 49 Syracuse 107, Cornell 66 Temple 76. W. Chester St. 46 Vermont 96. Plattsburg St. 80 Wagner 64. Fordham 59 W.Virginia 72, W.lllinois 59 William & Marv 94. Johns Hopkins 51 SOUTH Ala -Birmingham 90, Whittier 67 Austin Peay 84. Georgia So. 80 Cent Florida 84, Furman 77 Charleston 78, Marshall 69 Davidson 88. Wofford 78 Florida So 77, Georgia St 64 Georgetown, Ky 95, Clinch Valley 56 James Madison 120, Southeastern, D.C. 67 Louisiana St 112. Florida 81 Louisiana Tech 88. Texas So. 69 Louisville 75. South Alabama 73 Loyola U 81. Loras 61 Memphis St. 54. Arkansas St. 51 NE Louisiana 79, Nicholls St. 69 S. Carolina 107, Biscayne9o Tennessee St. 105, N. Caro Cent. 72 Virginia 55, Georgia Tech 37 VMI 43. Lebanon Valley 33 Virginia Tech 87. Campbell 62 W. Carolina 116, Baptist 76 W Kentucky 104. Rollins 73 William & Marv 94, Johns Hopkins 51 MIDWEST Ball St. 76, Wis.-Oshkosh 55 Bethany, Kan. 89. Tabor 83 Boise St. 92. Great Falls 73 Bowling Green 77, Baldwin-Wallace 58 Butler 93, E.Kentucky 92, OT Cent Michigan 72, Detroit 70 Dayton 108, Ashland 71 Drake 104, Nebraska Omaha 90 Evansville 76, S. Illinois 65 Indiana 80, Miami, Ohio 68 Kansas 93, Nevada-Reno 75 Kansas St. 84, N. lowa 38 Missouri 80, S. Dakota St. 60 Nebraska 74, Portland St 52 Northwestern 92, Buena Vista 81 Notre Dame 92, Valparaiso 66 Ohio St. 78, Ohio U. 51 Oklahoma 90. N.C.-Greensboro 62 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 76. loyola-Calif. 66 Brigham Young 100. Baylor 58 Jackson St. 74, Ark.-Little Rock 58 Oklahoma St. 81. Houston Baptist 66 St. Mary’s 83, N.Texas St. 77 Texas Christian 103. Texas-Arlington 98 Texas-El Paso 71. Texas A&I 61 Texas Tech 78. W Texas St. 64 FAR WEST Adams St. 87. N. Colorado 70 Air Force 61, Stanford 59 Cal-Fullerton 74. N. Arizona 73. OT Cal-Santa Barbara 72. Missouri Western 62 Colorado 86. New Mexico 78 Idaho 78, Pepperdine 72 Marquette 75. E Montana 36 Montana 78. Wis.-Stout 64 New Mexico St 90. Cameron 88 Oregon 93. Los Angeles St. 67 Oregon St 74. Wis-Parkside 46 St. Mary's, Calif., 68. Cal Irvine 66 San Diego 93. Samford 81 San Diego St 101, Ft Hays St 77 San Francisco 105. Hawaii Pacific 80 Southern Cal 75. Idaho St. 69 UCLA 90, Hofstra 71 Washington St. 79. St. Martin’s 71 Weber St. 91, Utah 79 Sunday's Results EAST Boston U. 109, C.W Post 74 Holy Cross 57. Catholic U. 48 Penn St. 99. Indiana, Pa. 57 SOUTH Jacksonville 77. Florida State 76 MIDWEST Indiana St. 72. Colorado St. 65 Great Alaska Shootout Championship Kentucky 57. lona 50 Third Place l*ong Beach St 67. Alaska-Anchorage 50 Fifth Place Bradley 82. Lamar 75 Seventh Place Texas A&M 82, Pacific 66 EXHIBITION Oregon St. 114. Athletes In Action. Canada 81 Indiana High School Basketball By The Associated Press Saturday's Games Anderson 93. Alexandria 58 Anderson Highland 41. Yorktown 38 Andrean 74. River Forest 57 Angola 44, Columbia City 43 Attica 68. Rensselaer 61 Austin 49, Switzerland Co. 47, OT Avon 66, Cloverdale 62 Barr-Reeve 75, Shoals 71 Batesville 60, Southwestern (Shelby' 47 Beech Grove 65. Mooresville 62 Blackford 60. Madison-Grant 53 Bloomfield 54, Linton 37 Boone Grove 78. Lake Station 53 Brookville 75. S Decatur 55 Cascade 74. Monrovia 61 Chicago DeSales 68. Hammond Clark 65. OT Clinton Prairie 52. Marion Bennett 50 Oloverport. Kv 69. Evansville Day 43 Concord 72. Elkhart Central 70 Danville 84, S Putnam 69 Delphi 67, Frontier 36 E Chicago Roosevelt 58, Benton Central 41

E Chicago Washington 55, Kokomo 53. 2 OTs Eastern Hancock 71, Daleville 67 Edinburg 74, New Washington 53 Elkhart Memorial 80, Wawasee 73 Eminence 67, Switz City 52 FW Concordia 73, Woodlan 59 FW Dwenger 82, Carroll < Allen t 62 FW Harding 51, FW Elmhurst 46 FW Luers 66, Mishawaka Marian 50 FW Northrop 49, S Bend Adams 48 FW South 68, Anderson Madison Hts 57 Greenfield 67. Cambridge City 50 Hauser 61, Indian Creek 58 Hebron 67, Lowell 57 Heritage 84. Eastside 61 Heritage Christian 69. landmark. Ohio Huntington 68. FW Wayne 59 Iridpls Attucks 62. Indpls Northwest 47 Indpls Cathedral 92, Lafayette Harrison 58 Indpls Christian 66, Bethesda Christian 56 Indpls Marshall 54, Indpls Scecina 52 Indpls Park-Tudor 55, Huntington Catholic 46 Indpls Pike 71, Perry Meridian 64 Indpls Washington 71, Indpls Tech 46 Jay Co. 78, Winchester 66 Jeffersonville 52. Clarksville 48 Jimtown 70, Wcstview 63 Kankakee Valley 56. Merrillville 45 Knightstown 79, Morristown 61 Kokomo Haworth 95. Taylor 67 KouLs 65, N.Newton 49 I .afayette Catholic 61, Crawfordsville 51 Lakeland 65, Churubusco 63 Lapel 4.1, Frankton 39 LaVille 66, Triton 52 I jwrenceburg 74, Taylor. Ohio 38 Leo 71, Prairie Hts 47 I-oogootee 74. Pike Central 39 Maconaquah 76. Peru 74 Marion 89, Tipton 74 Martinsville 61, Indpls Howe 59 McCutcheon 66, Covington 61 Milan 53, Jac-Cen-Del 51 Mishawaka 63. Plymouth 58 Mississinewa 74. Elwood 64 Muncie North 93. New Castle 75 New Albany 103. Franklin 51 N Knox 48. Washington Catholic 46. OT N Montgomery 68. Western Boone 44 N Putnam 84. Fountain Central 61 N.Vermillion 69, Tri-West 46 N.White 53, Winamac 51 Northridge 62, North Wood 50 Norwell 81, DeKalb 73 Oak Hill 72. Wabash 64 Oregon-Davis 81, W.Central 62 Parkway. Ohio 65. Adams Central 63 Penn 75, Bremen 46 Pioneer 47, Knox 39 Plainfield 58, Brownsburg 51 Plainfield Charlton 87, White’s 72 Portage 74. Calumet 46 Richmond 76. FW North 71 Rosedale 52. Rockville 48 Shenandoah 68, Wes-Del 50 Sheridan 52. Rossville 51 Silver Creek 49, Floyd Central 48 S.Bend Clay 69. S.Bend Riley 54 S.Bend Washington 50, LaPorte 35 S.Spencer 75. N.Posey 54 Southern Wells 63. Bluffton 56 Southport 50, Muncie South 41 Southridge 64. Perry Central 46 Southwooid 70. Eastbrook 45 Springs Valley 77, N.Daviess 70 Tecumseh 67, New Harmony 51 Tell City 62. Forest Park 50 Terre Haute North 50. Greencastle 49 Terre Haute South 64, Jasper 42 Thornton, 111 59. Hammond Noll 57 Tri High 71, Triton Central 47 Turkey Run 66. Montezuma 54 Union 49. Muncie Burris 43. OT Union Co. 64. Rushville 42 Warren Central 77. Lawrence Central 75 Warsaw 51. Goshen 45 Washington 60, Bedford-N.Lawrence 58 W.Lafayette 60, Tri-County 40 Westville 59, Hanover Central 28 Whitko 74. Central Noble 44 Worthington 63. Staunton 54 National Basketball Association Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W... L....Pct....G8.. Boston 18 5 .783 Philadelphia 19 7 .731 New York 12 13 480 7 Washington 10 12 .455 7' 2 New Jersey 10 16 .385 9‘ 2 Central Division Atlanta 16 12 571 Houston 13 11 .542 1 San Antonio 13 11 542 1 Cleveland 12 16 429 4 Indiana 11 16 .407 4' 2 Detroit 8 16 .333 6 Western Conference Midwest Division Milwaukee 18 8 .692 Kansas City 14 14 . 500 5 Denver 9 18 333 9'_. Chicago 7 19 .269 11 Utah 4 19 .174 12*2 Pacific Division Seattle 17 8 680 Phoenix 17 9 .654 Los Angeles 17 9 654 ' 2 Portland 16 11 593 2 San Diego 11 16 407 7 Golden State 10 16 385 7' 2 Sunday's Games Cleveland 126, Atlanta 108 Kansas City 94. Boston 88 Los Angeles 116, Milwaukee 103 Seattle 111. Golden State 98 Monday's Game Milwaukee at Utah

National Koutball League American Conference East W I. T.Pct. PF ..PA Miami 9 5 0 643 289 220 New England 8 6 0 577 358 276 Buffalo 7 7 0 . 500 265 241 NY. Jets 6 8 0 429 283 333 Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 233 334 Central Pittsburgh It 3 0 786 371 242 Houston to 4 0 .714 322 288 Cleveland 9 5 0 643 333 317 Cincinnati 3 11 0 .214 307 381 West Denver 10 4 0 .714 259 217 San Diego 10 4 0 .714 359 239 Oakland 7 6 0 538 280 259 Seattle 7 7 0 . 500 321 325 Kansas City 6 8 0 429 228 252 National Conference East Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 296 238 Washington 9 5 0 .643 286 246 Dallas 9 5 0 643 312 262 NY. Giants 6 8 0 429 210 263 St Louis 4 10 0 286 272 296 Central Tampa Bav 9 5 0 643 263 214 Chicago 8 6 0 .571 249 229 Minnesota 6 8 0 429 226 307 Green Bay 4 10 0 286 214 288 Detroit 2 12 0 143 196 319 West Los Angeles 8 6 0 571 275 267 New Orleans 7 6 0 .538 306 269 Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 256 333 San Francisco 1 13 0 .071 264 378 Thursday’s Game Miami 39. New England 24 Sunday's Games New York Jets 30. Baltimore 17 Chicago 14. Tampa Bay 0 Pittsburgh 37, Cincinnati 17 Denver 19. Buffalo 16 Philadelphia 44. Detroit 7 Washington 38. Green Bay 21 Cleveland 14. Houston 7 St Louis 13. San Francisco 10 Kansas City 37. Seattle 21 Dallas 28. New York Giants 7 Los Angeles 27. Minnesota 21. OT Atlanta 28. San Diego 26 Monday's Game j. . Oakland at New Orleans Saturday. Dec. R ....... Dallas at Philadelphia Denver at Seattle Sunday. Dec. 9 Chicago at Green Bay Cincinnati at Washington Los Angeles at Atlanta Miami at Detroit New York Giants at St Louis Buffalo at Minnesota Kansas City at Baltimore Tampa Bay at San Francisco San Diego at New Orleans Cleveland at Oakland New England at New York Jets Monday's Game Pittsburgh at Houston

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