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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 3, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports the raiders Marcus Allen is Broil Rel Down from behind Sundy by he Falcons Scull Case As Wendell Cason incurs in la help. Raiders rally catches Falcons Atlanta a Marcus alien s. D he could t understand Why it happened bul he thought the  Angeles raiders were Flat in sunday s National football league game against the Atlanta Falcons. It s funny because we  the significance of the game and still we were Flat Allen said. He and Marc Wilson sparked a second half rally that carried the raiders to a 34-24 Victory. Allen who scored the go ahead touch Down on a 4-Yard pass from Wilson pained 156 Yards on 2k tarries his sigh straight 100-Yard performance and took Over the in l Rushing Lead. Wilson threw for to other Lucli Dawni. It s Nice Allen said of the Rushing Lead but i would much rather go. Into the playoffs at this Point. Denver won so we re still  it was the third Victory in a Row fur the 1-4 raiders wlm share i he a West  with the Broncos. A Viktory is a Victory coach Tom i lords said after his team was forced to overcome a 1 7-10 deficit. It s important that we maintain winning because we Are fighting for the division Lead mores said. We pointed out ail week that Atlanta was t just a team play ing out the  Allen s 156 Yards gave him 1,32 cards a club single season record. It moved him ahead of Atlanta s Gerald Riggs. Who had 95 Yards on 25 carries for 1,343 aids his season. It ended Riggs string of consecutive 100-Yard games at five. Wilson fired a 37-Yard touchdown strike to Jessie Hester in the first Quarter and came Back with a 7-yarder to Dokie Wil Liams with eight minutes left. Chris Bahr kicked Field goals of 35 and 4 Yards in the first half. The Falcons. 2-11. Led 17-13 at halftime. They netted Only 9 Yards on their first three possessions of the second half when the raiders took control. The raiders padded their Lead in the fourth Quarter when Frank Hawkins scored on a a Vard plunge with 9 29 left. Then Wilson threw his 7-yarder to Williams. Atlanta s David Archer held to minus Yards passing in last week s shutout by Chi Cago completed 7 of 13 passes for 185 Yards in the first half. He hit 1 of 8 for 9 Yards in the second half before hitting Johnson Vith a scoring strike. 49ers Maul skins washing i on of the defend ing super bowl Champion san Francisco 49ers sunday Cuvi had Washington 35 8, handing the redskins their worst defeat at Home in 20 years and tiling the stage fur a showdown monday night with the  an Geles ram. We re beginning to see the tight said coach Litell Walsh. Offensively we be Stag gered a hit but we have three games to get it Ping on offence. The defense is  we re just getting our second wind and playing Well again said safety Jeff Fuller who for Ted a Fumble one of three Redskin turnovers the 4 cars turned into touchdowns. After St milling Early the 4 ers have won five of their last six to raise their re Cord tit h-5 and pull within one game of the  in the no c West. Some years y u can be the Chicago bears or the 4lkrs in 19x4. But some years you have it scratch and bite for everything you yet. Thai s hat this team is All about said Center Randy Cross. We re a  that s really starting to believe in itself  the rms who dropped a 29-3 decision to new Orleans sunday have lost four of their last six games after opening the season with seven straight victories. Prefer to have things in oui control but we feel much better closing the  said receive1 Russ i Rancis whose a Vard touch Down catch from Jot Montana finished the redskins in the fourth Quarter. The loss he worst beating the redskins have suffered Here since losing 38-7 to Baltimore in 1965, dropped the redskins to 7-6 and All but killed their playoff aspirations As Well As just about ending their three year reign As no a  champions. The Best we can do i win 10 a Mev we re not in Good shape i know that said Redskin pm a Loe Gibbs. The redskins Are two games Back of division leading dal Las and one game behind the giants with three games to play. We knew this game was pretty much ii for  Cribbs said. Quarterback Jay Schroeder set a Washington record fur passing attempt with 5fc. Lie completed 30 for 348 Ards. La w s his second Start after coming on for the injured Joe thei Minn. I think he plaid hts   said Gibbs. He made some mistaken but it s Lough for a Oung Guy to step up and beat the 49ers we d have to have a lot of things go right around him and that did t happen  things did t go right for the redskins from the Start As 49er Carl Monroe re Lumen the opening Kickoff 95 Yards for a touchdown. In a Battle of the two teams that have represented the National conference in the super bowl the past four years the 49m trailed everywhere but on the scoreboard As they look a 21-8 half Lime Lead. Despite owning a 1 5-minute advantage in time of Possession and out gaming the 49crs 270-59, the redskins came up with just two Field goals despite moving inside the san Francisco 25-Yard line on five separate occasions before half Irne. Montana who completed 11 of 22 passes for 119 Yards gave Way to Matt Cavanaugh in the fourth Quarter  
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