European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes january 1981 Jaworski is rfcs player of the year new York up Ron the Philadelphia eagles Al pro quarterback who has guided the team within one Victory of reaching its first super monday was named Upis pfc player of the in his seventh and most productive nil beat put Atlanta quarterback Steve Bartkowski in balloting by 56 sports writers four from each pfc the rfcs to rated passer received 22 votes while who led Atlanta to its first pfc West had 15 safety Nolan Cromwell of los Angeles finished third with five rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo was fourth with four votes and Falcons running Back Wil Liam Andrews fifth with three its a very Nice Honor and although it goes to me its a reflection on the said most of the focus is on the quarterback but we  be having the season we Are having if it want for the Guys playing around who finished second in the nil to Brian Sipe of the Cleveland Browns in passing threw for 27 touchdowns and was intercepted just 12 times in 451 passing attempts during the regular he completed 57 percent of his passes and averaged Yards per com i think the High Point in the season so far came when we had a Streak of four or five games with Wilbert Montgom Ery said there was More pressure on me to put Points on the Board and our offence became More wide i bills7 Knox is a coach of the year new York a Chuck who guided the Buffalo Bills to their first Divi Sion title since the 1966 american football league was named tuesday the associated press coach of the year in the National football narrowly edging Atlanta Leeman the who were 511 and 79 in knows first two years in soared to this year and won the championship of the american conference East for their first playoff berth since they faltered last saturday in san losing 2014 to be eliminated from the Knox received of the 84 votes cast by a nationwide panel of sports writers and three from each nil Bennett was second with 26vz votes and Sam Rutigliano of Cleveland was third with the Only other coach to receive More than three votes was Oakland Tom Flores with it is the second time Knox has been a coach of the he earned the Honor in the 1973 season when he turned los an Geles around from a 671 loser into a 122 National conference West it was the first of five consecutive division titles for the who were 54151 under Knox during when he came to Buffalo in he inherited a team which had won just five of its 28 games in the preceding two barely three months after his he traded Simpson to the san Francisco 49ers in Exchange for several draft the Bills new Era was under after the super bowl a year coach Chuck Noll of Pittsburgh was asked which team would be the Surprise of Buffa he said the Bills helped to wreck the Steeles dream of a third consecutive super bowl title by beating them 28 13 this made some big plays and we went on an eight game winning that a darn Good feeling for me when i knew i was being relied on More because Wilbert was asked about the eagles tailspin at the end of the regular when they lost three of four Jaworski added peo ple said we slumped at the end but anybody who saw those games knows we beat our we missed a lot of scoring chances but those teams san Atlanta and Dallas Are pretty fair football teams during the 1980 Jaworski apparently overcame a tendency of forcing passes to his in the he was guilty of throwing into tight coverage As is evidenced by 37 interceptions in his first two years and just Over a 50 percent completion rate in after spending his first three seasons with los Angeles As the rams second round draft Choice in 1973 and appearing in 24 Jaworski was traded to the eagles on March in Exchange for the rights to tight end Charles he be came the eagles starting quarterback and Hast missed a game 6foot2 and 196 began to Blossom in 1979 when he led the eagles to an 115 record the most victories for the team since 1961 and a second straight wildcard playoff Jaworski finished that season with Yards pass ing and 18 ads and threw just 12 interceptions in leading the eagles to the pfc title where they lost 2417 to Tampa Chuck Knox 1st title since66 precious tickets Jim a san Diego chargers game in san Diego against was among persons who is in waited in line up to three Days for tick but ets to sundays acc championship Cincinnati the Oakland a wheelchair eagles Hope Blue will Jinx cowboys Dallas a the Philadelphia eagles have seized upon the great Blue Jersey Jinx for sundays National football conference title game against the Dallas the cowboys will have to Wear their Blue jerseys sunday in the pfc championship contest at be cause the Host eagles have elected to Wear the Home team wears sol id such As the Green the eagles have worn earlier this season in games at veterans Dallas always wears White at Home and normally gets to Wear White on the Louis and los an Geles always make Dallas Wear Blue and now the eagles have seized upon the the reason Dallas is Only 1010 in the 21year history of the team in Blue the last time the cowboys wore they were by the los Angeles eagles have woes by the associated press san Diego and Host teams in sundays National football league approach their games with injury problems which could cause them to recast their passing the chargers Are fou Point favourites against the Oakland raiders and the eagles Are rated pick pm with the Dallas cow boys As the final four teams Battle for super bowl the raiders and cowboys Are playoff wildcard teams and will be facing the champions of their respective divisions san Diego in the acc West and Philadelphia in the pfc but the chargers and eagles May have slightly altered looks on offence because of their casualty san Diego and Philadelphia both survived injury problems the chargers scoring in the last two minutes to defeat Buffalo 2014 and Philadelphia using eight Minnesota second half turnovers to defeat the Vikings Oakland and Dallas advanced with dramatic Las minute Vic tories the raiders holding off Cleveland 1412 and the cowboys scoring three touchdowns in two of them in the final four for a 3027 Victory Over much of san Diego league leading offence this season was built around a double tight end the big name is Kellen who led the league with 89 catches and was one of three Charger receivers to gain More than Winslow is Able to do a Tot of roaming because the traditional tight end duties fall to Gregg who is less widely known but a vital cog in the offensive scheme of things for the but san Diego lost Mccrary with three cracked Bones in his Back against it Hurt Winslow almost As with his moves More the Nils leading receiver managed Only one catch for five Yards after Mccrary went not having him Mccrary changes our offence said Don coach of the the of Hope the alteration in san Diego attack reduces its the chargers led the league with their High powered passing game but Oakland secondary is waiting for the Raider defenders Are led by cornerback Lester who topped the league with 13 interceptions and has made three More in two playoff Philadelphia air game has injury Charley who caught 47 passes for 825 Yards during the regular missed the Minnesota game because of a broken jaw his Scott was carried off the Field in the Sec Ond Quarter after breaking a Bone in his foot for the second time this that left third Stringer Rodney Parker in the Start ing role across from Harold