European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 17, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports nil playoffs new York up a look at the nil play off picture for contending teams acc East new England 10-4 patriots can Clinch division title by winning against Miami monday night or if they Bent Cincinnati sunday and dolphins and Juls lose. New England is guaranteed it least a wild card spot with one Victory. Miami 10-4 dolphins can Clinch division title with triumphs Over new England monday and Buffalo sunday. Miami also wins division if it beats new England and patriots or jets lose final game and clinches wild card spot with one Victory new York jets 10-5 can win division if Miami wins monday night and loses sunday and the jets beat Cleveland. A Victory Over the Browns assures the jets of at least a wild card spot. Acc Central Cleveland 8-7 Browns can win division if they beat the jets or the new York giants beat Pittsburgh saturday or Cincinnati loses to new England. Cleveland cannot be a wild card team. Cincinnati 7-8 bengals can win division Only if they beat new England the jets beat Cleveland and Pittsburgh beats the giants to Cre ate a three Way tie. The bengals would then win with belter records against those they arc tied with. Cincinnati cannot be a wild card team. Acc West los Angeles raiders 11-4 clinched Divi Sion title sunday with 13-3 Victory Over Seattle. A Victory Over the rams next monday night would give the raiders the Home Field advantage throughout the playoffs. Denver 10-5 Broncos can earn a wild card spot by beating Seattle Friday night if either the Juls lose next weekend or the loser of the Miami new England game loses. Pfc East Dallas 10-5 cowboys clinched division title with 28-21 Victory Over the giants sunday. Dallas will Host divisional playoff games against rams if cowboys beat san Francisco sunday and rams lose to raiders monday night. New York giants 9-6 giants will earn wild card spot if they beat Pittsburgh saturday or Washington loses to St. Louis saturday or san Francisco loses to Dallas sunday. A giants Victory Over Pittsburgh would make them the Home team in a wild card game. Washington 9-6 redskins can Only be wild card learn if they beat St. Louis and both giants and 49ers lose next weekend. Pfc Central Chicago 14-1 bears have clinched division and Home Field advantage throughout playoffs. Pfc West los Angeles rams 11-4 clinched division title with 46-14 Victory Over St. Louis sunday. Rams will Host divisional playoff game against Dallas if hey beat raiders monday night or cow boys lose lo49ers sunday. San Francisco 9-6 49crs will be wild card team if they beat cowboys or St. Louis beats Washington next weekend. Raiders defeat sea Hawks 13-3, Clinch acc West los Angeles a Walter Payton. The leading career rusher in National football league history is hav ing a big season. Thanks in great part to his efforts the Chicago bears Are 14-1 and perhaps. Super bowl bound. But As far As linebacker Matt Millen of the los Angeles raiders is concerned Payton in t the league s most valuable player. I Tell you what about Marcus Allen Millen said following the raiders hard fought 13-3 Victory Over the Seattle sea Hawks sunday. Hes an map if i Ever saw one. Not Only running the Ball but catching the Ball and blocking too. I know a lot of people arc pulling for Walter Payton. Walter s a great great player but there can t be anyone in the league who has meant As much to one team As Marcus has to  Allen rushed for 109 Yards on 27 carries and scored the game s Only touchdown As the raiders clinched their 12th american football conference Western division title be fore a crowd of 77,425 at the los Angeles coliseum. Allen has now rushed for More than 100 Yards in eight consecutive games. The nil record is nine set by Payton earlier this season. Payton s Streak came to an end during the bears 19-6 win Over the new York jets on saturday. I m just glad we won said Allen. He scored on a 7 Yard run with 6 09 remaining to Cap a five play 48-Yard Raider drive and give them a 10-Poml Lead. We wanted to win the Western division and we want to get the Home Field advantage. We re still not satisfied. We still have a lot to a com  the Victory was the fifth in a Row for the raiders who Are 11-4 and in position to earn the Home Field advantage throughout the acc playoffs by beating the los Angeles rams in inc nil s regular season finale dec. 23. I feel i m in pretty Good shape Allen said. The More i get the Ball the better i get. I Felt when the score was 6 3 we had to get seven Points and not a Field  Allen s touchdown run came on the first play after quarterback Marc Wilson had fired a 49-Yard bomb to Dokic Williams. The Long pass followed a holding penalty against the raiders. The sea Hawks played without All pro safety Kenny Easley. Who is sidelined because of a sprained ankle. They fell to 8-7 and Are out of playoff Contention. They were better than we were today coach Chuck Knox of the sea Hawks said. It was that simple. It was an old fashioned defensive football  coach Tom Flores of the raiders agreed saying it was old fashioned Type football. We knew going in at least i knew going into the game that it was going to be Low scoring. The Bottom line is always to win. It s a great feeling to win our i it game and wrap up our division with a week to  Chris Bahr of the raiders kicked second Quarter Field hard running Marcus Allen. Inc raiders Choice for map goals of 22 and 27 Yards while Norm Johnson of the sea Hawks booted a 37-Yardcr in the opening period. There was no More scoring until Allen s to run. Wilson completed 11 of his 22 passes for 204 Yards without being intercepted As the raiders avenged a 33-3 loss to the sea Hawks at Seattle on nov. 3. Wilson Ihrck four interceptions in that contest. Today Marc Wilson had no interceptions linebacker Keith Butler of the sea Hawks said. We weren t Able to Rall la him on his own turf. The difference Between this game and the first game in Scallie is we were not Able to create turnovers on the pan of  Seattle quarterback Dave Kring hit on 16 of his 33 throws for 184 Yards with two interceptions. He was sacked four limes. Their defense played a lot better and we did t make As Many big plays As last time Kring said. You have to give them credit. They went out and beat us and they deserved to win. They re a Good football team. They won inc acc West and that s a Tough division to win. The sky is the limit for  Allen has now rushed for an nil leading 1,636 Yards on 356 carries. He had Only 41 Yards on 14 carries during the first half but picked up 36 Yards and 13 carries during the third Quarter and went Over the 100-Yard Mark on his touchdown run. Seattle s Steve Largent had four receptions for 61 Yards. Largent has now caught at least one pass in 122 straight games putting him in second place on inc All Lime nil list for receptions in consecutive games. The league record is 127 games held by Harold Carmichael of Phila Delphia. Eagles dump Campbell As head coach Philadelphia a Marion Campbell was fired monday As head coach of the National football leagues Phila Delphia eagles. Eagles owner Norman Braman took the action when Campbell asked him to make an immediate decision on whether Camp Bell would be released after the eagles sea son ends sunday in Minnesota. Campbell s request followed disclosure of a meeting last monday among Braman a. Ties general manager Harry Gamble and 26-year-old David Shula son of Miami dolphins coach Don Shula in Miami to discuss the possibility of Young Shula re placing Campbell. Gamble announced monday that assist ant head coach Fred Bruney would handle the eagles for the balance of the season. Campbell whose teams won 17, lost 29 and tied one during his three years As head coach in Philadelphia was dropped because the eagles had failed to show win and loss improvement. Gamble said. The eagles announcement was made about an hour and 25 minutes after Camp Bell s scheduled weekly news conference was supposed to begin. When Campbell failed to show up at noon As scheduled de Wisneski director of communications said Marion will be a Little late. He has a few things to take care  eighty five minutes later. Gamble walked into the press room at veterans stadium and announced we have released Marion Campbell for the remainder of his contract. Fred Bruney will be a term head coach for the rest of this season " Campbell who had two years remaining on his five year contract left the stadium without attending the news conference. Gamble said the decision to fire Camp Bell was made sunday night after the eagles lost 20-14, to the san Diego chargers dropping to a 6-9 record this season. Braman confirmed sunday that he had talked with David Shula about the eagles coaching Job. The owner described Ilas a Cpl oratory  in Miami Shula confirmed his meeting with Gramble and Braman. I left that meeting with the understand ing thai Al the end of the season he would again Contact me Shula said