European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 01, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes sunday december to 1985 Post season picture brought into focus by 49ers-skins clash b Dave  a i football writ i thu  Lime the san Francisco 49ers ventured min Washington s Frk stadium it was Ian. X. I �s4. And he game was for the Nic championship. When the two teams who have represented the Etc in the last four super bowls meet this Sun Day the game May be for survival. The redskins and 49crs enter the game 7-5. Fifth and sixth Best records in the pfc. Although either or both could make he five team playoffs win or lose there s a a Ixl Chance the Winner will get an pfc wild card spot and the loser will spend january at Home. This is a playoff game there s no other Way to look at it says Richie Petitbon Washington s defensive coordinator. Bar ring a total collapse the team that wins Here sunday is in the  in essence the Winner has a two game Lead Over the other with just three to play said redskins coach Joe Gibbs. But the 49crs also enter the game with revenge in mind. In that title game two years ago they tallied from a 21-0 deficit to tie it then lost on a Mark Moseley Field goal. The score was set up by a controversial interference Call on  Wright that still bothers coach Bill Walsh and would t be a pen Alty today that play was cited when the nf1. Libra la cd interference rules Las Spring. The redskins and 49ers have been play ing Good football. Washington has won six of its last eight but still trails the new York giants and Dallas cowboys in the pfc East. The 49crs have won four of five and May have a shot i overtaking the 9-3 rams in the West they still have a game left with los Angeles and could win the title if they Lake their remaining four and the rams drop one other contest. The san Francisco Success has been folded by a defense that has t allowed a touchdown in two games and has surren dered just five in the last five. Joe Montana is still second in the pfc in passing but he s been inconsistent. The defense is playing excellent Good enough to get us into the super  Montana said after monday night s 19-6 Victory Over the Seattle so Hawks. Washington meanwhile has been rid ing the hot right Arm of Young Jay sch to Cdr who took Over when Joe this Mann broke his leg against the new York giants and has led the team to victories Over both the giants and Pittsburgh a Eccl ers. In seven quarters against two of the Best defensive teams in the nil Schmo Cdr s rating is 87.5 which would be Good enough of put him third in the pfc behind Chi Cago s Jim Mcmahon and Montana. If he s Here for about 15 years. I could probably go to the Bank for a loan Gibbs says of Schroeder. Schmo Cdr says there have been times this past week i have thought i must be dreaming in a Long sleep. I just Hope i Don t Wake up and find out it in t for  the Detroit  began the weekend by upsetting the new York jets 31-20 in the traditional thanksgiving Day game at the Pontiac Silver Doc. The Dallas cowboys ripped the St. Louis cardinals 35-17 in the other Holiday game. Sunday s other matchup feature the two teams tied for the Lead at 6-6 in the pfc Central the Pittsburgh St Clurs and Cleveland Browns against two playoff contenders with better records. The Browns visit the new York giants and the stellers Are at Home to Denver. The monday night contest Cal urls the unbeaten Chicago bears against the Miami dolphins in a major hurdle be tween Chicago and an unbeaten season last achieved in the nil by the 1972 dolphins. In other sunday games. Houston is at Cincinnati Tampa Bay it Green Bay the los Angeles rams at new Orleans Minnesota at Philadelphia new England at Indianapolis the los Angeles raiders at Atlanta Kansas City at Seattle and Buffalo at san Diego. Cleveland 6- it new York giants 8-4 this game once a fixture that decided lilies is the first meeting Between these two teams since 1977. This time it will have a bearing on races in two divisions. The giants need a Victory to stay even with Dallas atop the pfc East while Cleveland enlers inc game tied with Pittsburgh in the acc Central. The giants Are third in the league in defense and the Browns fourth Ana their line backing corps featuring such players As Lawrence Taylor  Carson Chip Banks and Tom Cousineau May be the league s two Best. New York has had the better offence redskins coach Joe Gibbs eels a Hue from 49crs coach Bill Walsh ". In essence the Winner has a two game Lead Over the  although it will be without Lionel Manuel its Best receiver who pulled a hamstring in last week s 34-3 win Over St. Louis. Cleveland quarterback Gary Danielson re turned to Lead last week s 24-6 win Over Cincinnati but his a so e Arm again. Denver sat Pittsburgh 6-6 the St Clurs other half of that acc Central tandem have announced that David Woodley has recovered from a stomach virus and will Start at Quarter Back sunday. Backup a a Scott Campbell played last week in a 30-23 loss to Washington. But coach Dan Reeves of Denver which lost to the Sec clerk 24-17 in a game in Denver last season says he s not concerned about the St Clurs quarterback. Pittsburgh has probably As Fine a pair of runners As there arc in the nil Reeves says. Frank Pollard and Walter Abr Crombie have been very effective. If they can run they la control the Tempo of the game As they did against us in  . Rams 9-3 at new Orleans 4-8 this will be the first game for interim saints coach Wade Phillips who took Over when his father bum resigned earlier this week after new Orleans ended a six game losing Streak with a 30-23 win in Minnesota. The rams ended a slump of three losses in four games last week with a 34-17 win Over Green Bay in which Ron Brown re turned two kickoffs for touchdowns. The one win during that time was a 28-10 Deci Sion Over the saints. Monday night s game features Chicago 12-0 at Miami 8-4 the dolphins have won three straight since Mark duper got healthy and joined Mark Clayton to give Dan Marino his twin targets Back. By coincidence Miami was the nil s last unbeaten team going 17-0 in 1972. Chicago which clinched the pfc Central Crown two weeks ago would be 19-0 if it goes unbeaten through the super bowl. Even with Stive Fuller replacing Jim Mcmahon at quarterback Chicago has been devastating outscoring Detroit dal Las and Atlanta 104-3 in its last three games. Mcmahon suffering from tendinitis in his right shoulder May not be Back until the playoffs. Chicago still has plenty of weapons led by Walter Payton who will be going for a record ninth straight 100-Yard Rushing game. But Miami May negate one of Chicago s Best weapons a pass Rush that has accounted for 50 sacks this season. Marino has been dumped an  13 times and his Quick release can take advantage of single coverage in the secondary. If anybody can match up with us it s Miami says Din Hampton the Chicago defensive end. They have the Best offence and we have the Best defense. It s a match made in heaven gators overwhelm seminoles 38-14 Gainesville Fla. A Kerwin Bell passed for 343 Yards and three touch Downs including scoring strikes of 75 Yards to Ricky Saltiel and 82 Yards to Frankic Cal to Lead sixth ranked Flor Ida to a 38-14 College football Victory Over no. 12 Florida state Here saturday. Tailback Neal Anderson also rushed for 95 Yards and scored on runs of 6 and 3 Yards in the first Quarter As Florida finished the season with a 9-1-1 record. The gators however Are ineligible to reign As Southeastern conference champions and represent the league in the sugar bowl because of Mcaa probation Florida state 8-3, will conclude. A son against Oklahoma suite in the Gator bowl on dec. 30. Bell fourth in the nation in passing efficiency completed 14 of 22 passes and inspired a second Quarter burst that carried Florida to a 28-0 halftime Lead. After Anderson s touchdown runs staked the gators to a 14-0 Lead Bell teamed with Nattiel on scoring plays of 75 and 14 Yards in he final 2 22 of the half to give Florida commanding Lead. Safety Vernell Brown set the stage for the 75-Yardcr Wilh one of four Gator interceptions of Florida state quarterback Chip Ferguson. Bell set up the other with a 48 Yard completion to Nattiel who had five receptions for 161 Yards. Florida state fought Back in the third Quarter cutting its deficit to 28-14 when Deion Sanders returned a punt 58 Yards for a touchdown and Ferguson ran for 4 Yards to Cap a 75-Yard to drive. Bell who finished the season with 21 touchdown passes and has thrown 37 Over two seasons regained control on Florida s next Possession. The Sophomore quarterback found Neal streaking up the Middle of the Field at the seminoles 40, and the Gator wide receiver completed the 82-Yard scoring trip despite injuring a hamstring on the play. Place kicker Jeff Dawson completed the rout before a record Florida Field crowd of 74.461 with a 40-Yard Field goal with 2 39left in the game. The Triumph was the fifth straight for Flor Ida in the intros late series the gators Lead 21 6-1. It also boosted coach Galen Hall s record to 17-1-1 since taking Over for Charley Pell three games into the 1984 season. Florida dominated from the outset marching 79 cards in 11 plays after the opening Tickoff to take a 7-0 Lead on an Dersons 6-Yard touchdown run with 9 37left in the first period. The gators struck again on their second Possession moving 45 Yards in five plays after Alonzo Johnson recovered a Victor Floyd Fumble. Anderson Florida s career Rushing and touchdown Leader capped t5ie drive with his 3-Yard scoring run giving him 32 career ads. Florida stale meanwhile was held to 54 total Yards in the first half and managed Only three first Downs two of them by penalty. Ferguson who completed 18 of 37 passed for 230 Yards was intercepted twice before intermission. He threw two More in the Sec Ond half and Florida state also lost another Fumble giving the seminoles six turnovers Florida meanwhile played error free football and rolled up 478 Yards total of sense. Florida state was held to 292 Yards Well below its average of 416 per game. Cart Gatt defense ranked first in these gave up Only 62 Yards on the ground. Tony Smith led the seminoles Wilh 36yards on six carries. Anderson s performance pushed him Over the 1,000-Yard Mark for the season. The senior tailback finished Wilh 1,034 Yards in 1985 and ran for 3,234 Yards in his career