European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday december 17, 1985 rams rip cards take division Crown Anaheim Calif. A die scr Brock threw four touchdown passes and Eric Dickerson ran for 124 Yards and two scores sunday As the los Angeles rams Long slumbering offence roared to life with a division title clinching 46-14 Romp Over the St. Louis cardinals. The rams. 11-4, locked up their first National football conference Western division championship since 1979. The Victory gave them a two game Edge Over the de fending super bowl Champion san Francisco 49crs, 9-6, in the pfc West with inc game to play in the regular season. The rams Brok the Gator open with a 36-Point first Cleveland leads division half As Dickerson rushed for Over 100 Yards arid scored on runs of 1 and 2 Yards and Brock threw touchdown passes of 13 Yards to Ron Brown 47 Yards to Tony Hunter and 43 Yards to Henry Ellard. The 36-Poim first half outbreak topped their previous High production for an entire game this season by one Point. Dickerson who has had a so so season so far showed the form that carried him to the nil s single season Rush ing record of 2,105 Yards last year. After finishing the first half with 109 Yards on 18 carries he carried just twice in the second half. Brock in danger of losing his starting Job Luo weeks ago following a 29-3 loss to new Orleans completed 8 of 13 passes far 147 Yards and the three scores in the first half. He added another touchdown in the third Quarter on a 3-Yard loss to Hunter and finished the game with 13 completions in 20 attempts for 216 Yards and four touch Downs with no interceptions. Neil Lomax guided the cardinals now 5-10, on a scor ing drive capped by stump Mitchell s 1-Yard touchdown run after they look the opening Kickoff. The rams reeled off five touchdowns and a safety including 16 Points in the closing two minutes of the open ing half. Kosar Powers Browns past o/7ers Cleveland a Crnic Kosar fired three touchdown passes one of them set up by Herman Fontenot s 81-Yard kick off return and the Rookie quarterback also ran for his first National football league score sunday to enhance the Cleveland Browns title Hopes with a 28-21 Victory Over the Houston oilers. Cleveland 8-7, took a one game Lead Over Cincinnati and Pittsburgh in the american conference Central division with one game to play. Kosar completed 14 of 28 passes for 161 Yards and touchdowns to Ozzie Newsoms Fred Banks and Kevin Mack without an Falcons end losing skein nip Vikings Atlanta a tackle Dan banish set up a touchdown with a Fumble recovery and later blocked a Field goal As the Atlanta Falcons trimmed the Minnesota Vikings 14 13 when Jan St crud missed a fourth Quarter extra Point attempt. The Victory snapped a three game losing Streak for the Falcons 3-12, and virtually killed Minnesota s faint Hopes of gaming a wild card berth in the National football league play offs. Minnesota is 7-8. Stenerud had one Field goal blocked and missed on two other at tempts. He kicked wide right on his extra Point after the Vikings scored Wilh 8 03 left in the game on Tommy Kramer s 49-Yard strike to Anthony Carter. Carter made the reception at the Atlanta 40 and outran the secon Dary to the end Rone. The Falcons took a 14-0 Lead with a pair of second Quarter touchdowns the first a 34-Yard pass from David Archer to Charlie Brown and the other on a 1-Yard plunge by Joe Washington. Washington s touchdown was set up when Benish recovered Darrin Nelson s Fumble on the Minnesota 28. Benish blocked Stenerud s 33-Yard Field goal try Early in the second Quarter. Stenerud also missed from 48 Yards when his Low liner hit one of his own linemen. He was Short on a 46-Yard attempt on the final play of the first half. Minnesota s other touchdown came in the second Quarter a 6-Yard run by Nelson that capped a 79-Yard drive. Atlanta s Gerald Riggs the nil s Rushing Leader Wilh 1,548 going into the game had 13 Yards on 10 car Ries. He left the game in the second Quarter with a sprained right knee. Interception. He ran 2 Yards for a touch Down on a first Quarter Bootleg. The Cleveland Victory spoiled the coach ing debut of Houston s Jerry Glanville who was elevated from defensive coordinator when Hugh Campbell was fired last week. Rookie font not was filling in because regular Cleveland kick returner Glen Young had a sprained shoulder. He Cut through a scam in the Middle of Houston s Kickoff coverage to Start the third Quarter and look the Ball to the oilers 16-Yard line. Two plays later Kosar drilled an 8-Yard touchdown pass to the Rookie Banks for a -7 Cleveland Lead. Kosar added a 5-Yard touchdown throw to Mack to make it 28-7, Midway through the period after Houston s Warren Moon was intercepted for the Sec Ond time. The Browns look an Early 14-0 Lead on Kosar s run in the first Quarter and his 2 Yard scoring pass to Newsoms Early in the second period. The oilers 5-10, got within seven at the half when Mike Rozicer burst up the Middle for a 3-Yard touchdown. They added two touchdowns in the fourth Quarter on a 15 Yard pass from Moon to Butch Woolfolk and Moon s 16-Yard completion to Tim  5-Yar Smith Colts top bucs for year s 1 St Road Apo Obj Bernie Kosar. Ihrcke 3 to passes win Tampa Fla. A George Wonsley scored first half touchdowns on runs of 7 and 3 Yards and Mike Pacl and Albert Bentley had to bursts in the fourth Quarter leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 31-23 Victory Over the Tampa Bay buccaneers sunday. Pagel s 2-Yard quarterback keeper with 10 57 remaining capped a 67-Yard drive that the Colls had launched after bucs placekicker Donald Igwe Buike missed an Clra Point that would have Given Tampa Bay a seven Point Lead five seconds into the final period. Raul Allegro s conversion gave Indiana Polis a 24-23 advantage and the Colls clinched the Victory when by Nellcy raced 26 Yards around right end for a touchdown Wilh 4 55 to go. The win snapped Indianapolis six game losing Streak and was the first Victory on the Road for the 4-11 Colts this year. Indi Anapolis had lost 10 games in a Row away from the Hoosier dome seven this season. Tampa Bay dropped to 2-13 before a crowd of 25,577 smallest in the bucs 10-year history and remained in Strong Contention for the first selection in next year s nil draft. The bucs Colls and the 3-12 Atlanta Falcons Are assured of having the top three picks although the official draft order won t be determined until the regular season ends next week. Subb leads san Diego Over eagles san Diego a Reserve Quarter Back Mark Herrmann subbing for the injured Dan fouls fired a 23-Yard pass to Charlie Joiner for inc go ahead touchdown and a 20-14 san Diego chargers Victory Over the Philadelphia eagles sunday. The chargers record is 8-7. Philadelphia fell to 6-9. Both teams Are out of the play offs. Cornerback Danny wallers slopped the final drive by he eagles with a second interception of Philadelphia quarterback Ron Jaworski with 3 09 left in the fourth Quarter. He returned he interception 30 Yards. A 15-Yard personal foul penalty gave the chargers the Ball at the Philadelphia 32, from where san Diego ran Oul the clock. Fouts left the game with a bruised left knee. He took a hit following a 46-Ya d pass completion to was Chandler that put the Ball on the eagles 11-Yard line Wilh Aboul Ihrcke minutes gone in the third period. Two plays Laier Tim Spencer look the Handoff from Herrmann and bulled his Way into the end zone from 6 Yards out for the chargers first touchdown. The eagles came Back to Lake a 14-10 Lead when tight end Dave Little recovered be Ammata major Everett s Fumble in the end zone. Everett had fumbled at the san Diego i Yard line after catching a 7-Yardpass. San Diego took the Lead for Good when Herrmann capped a seven play 74-Yard drive Wilh the strike to Joiner Midway through the third period. Bob Thomas second Field goal a 46 yarder with 5 16 remaining rounded Oul inc san Diego scoring. Steeles storm Back to defeat Bills 30-24 Pittsburgh a Walter Aber Crombie scored on a 2-Yard run with 47 seconds left in the game As Scott Campbell led the Pittsburgh Steeles from a 21-0 deficit to a 30-24 Victory Over the Buffalo Bills sunday. Despite the Victory which ended Pitts Burgh s three game losing Streak the steel ers 7-8, missed out on the National foot Ball league playoffs for Only the third time in 14 years when the Cleveland Browns beat the Houston oilers. Campbell a third to Amer playing be cause of first half injuries to qua Tero Acks David Woodley and Mark Malor a threw 3 Yards to Louis Lipps for a second period touchdown and later set up Abercr Onsbie i deciding score with a 44-Yard completion to Lipps. Buffalo 2-13, built a 21-0 first half Lead with the help of Greg Bell s 77-Yard scoring run on the first play from scrimmage Ana Don Wilson s 61-Yard return of a Lippi Fumble for a touchdown. Del Greco s Fig pushes packers past Lions Pontiac Mich. A Al Del Gre co s fourth Field goal a 27-yarder As time ran out gave the Green Bay packers a 26 23 National football league Victory Over the Detroit Lions sunday. The Lions tied the game at 23 with 1 01 remaining on a 30-Yard to pass from Joe Ferguson to Leonard Thompson. Eddie Murray s extra Point try was wide right. Mike Douglass a 6-foot, 2tl-Oound Packer linebacker picked off Eric hippie s under thrown pass at the packers 20. He lumbered the length of the Field weaving in and out of traffic and breaking tackles to give Green Bay is first Lead 23-17, Al 5 31 of inc fourth Quarter. It was one of five turnovers for the Ilioiu who had jumped out to a 14-0 first Quarter Lead on i hair pfc Central division rivals. It was Detroit s first defeat in the seven games at the Silver dome this season and the packers second Road Victory in seven tries. Both teams now own 7-8 records with one week remaining in the nil regular season. Is