European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 24, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 25 bears clobber Lions for 15-1 record Pontiac. Mich. A when Dennis Gentry re turned the second half Kickoff 94 Yards for. Touchdown the Chicago bears got hot sunday beating Detroit 17-17 Chicago matched the nil record far most victories in regular season. The bears who locked up the pfc Central division title and a Home Field advantage for the playoffs five weeks ago tied the 15-1 record set by the 1984 san fran Cisco 49ers. The Lions finished 7-9 ltt8 Back a scr Paton also died the record books becoming the first player in nil history to go Over 2,000 total Yards in three consecutive seasons against the Lions Payton rushed for 81 Yards on 17 car Ries caught four passes for 55 Yards. He also tossed a 50-Yard pass. Payton finished the season with 2.034 total Yards. With the bears leading 6-3 on two Kevin Butler Field goals. Gentry took Eddie Murray s Kickoff at the 6-Yard line. He raced up to the 20 and then turned on the Speed to get from the Chicago sideline to he Lions Side a inc Field. Murray had the last shot at the flying go Nirve As he streaked past the Detroit Bench but the kicker missed on a weak Effort at the Detroit 40. Fac nary was free the rest of the Way. Chicago quarterback Jim Mcmahon scrambled 14 Yards for a to at 1 16 of the fourth Quarter and bears linebacker Dan Rivera took a Fumble 5 Yards to score just 28 seconds later to give Chicago a 30-10 Lead. A 59-Yard Fumble return by William the re Frigara in Perry set up the bears final to an 11-Yard toss from  to Ken Marcrum Wilh two minutes remaining. The Lions scored their first to on a 2-Yard pass from Lyric hippie to David Lewis in inc third Quarter. The Lions got a 2-Yard scoring run from James Jones in the fourth Quarter. Butler finished with three Field goals on kicks of 25. 24 and 21 Yards. Murray was Good from 42 Yards out. Mcmahon completed 13 of 22 passes for 194 Yards with two interceptions. Hippie was 22 of 44 for 287 with three interceptions. There were 11 turnovers in the hard hitting game seventy Detroit. A crowd of 74,042 saw the game in the Silver Doc. Packers slip past bucs 20-17 Tampa Fla. A Phillip Epps scored on a 30-Yard flanker re verse and Jessie Clark ran 6 Yards for a fourth Quarter to sunday As the Green Bay packers beat the Tampa Bay buccaneers 20-17. The packers finished the season with their third straight 8-8 record. Tampa Bay completed its first Campaign under coach iceman Bennett with a 2-14 Mark that will give the bucs the first Overall pick in next Spring s nil draft. Clark s touchdown with 7 03 remaining capped a 13-play, 73-Yard drive that backup quarterback Randy Wright engineered. Clark s score came after Tampa Bay had taken a 17-13 Lead on Steve Young s 3-Yard scoring pass to Jimmie Giles with 13 16 to go. Wright who replaced Jim Zorn Midway through the third period completed passes or 18 Yards to Eddie Lee Ivory and 11 Yards to Gary Ellerson. The March consumed More than six minutes. Young who completed 21 or 37 passes for 278 Yards brought Tampa Bay Back but the bucs bid to Force overtime came up Short when Donald Igwe Buick s 48-Yard Field goal attempt sailed wide right with 2 58 left. The packers won for the fifth time in seven games despite four turnovers and a bizarre second Quarter that saw the two teams commit three turnovers apiece in the final 8 51 be fore halftime. During that stretch Green Bay s Al Del Greco kicked a 47-Yard held goal that was taken off the scoreboard because an official ruled Lime out had been called for the two minute warning before the Ball was snapped. Del Greco missed the Field goal when play resumed. One play later. Packers linebacker Mike Douglass intercepted a Young pass at the Tampa Bay 47 and re turned it to the bucs goal line where Tampa Bay tailback James Wilder hit him forcing a Fumble recovered by the bucs Kevin House. Green Bay which trailed 10-7 at the time finally got the Points Back when Del Greco booted a 24-Yard Field goal for a 10-10 halftime tie. Tampa Bay built its Early Lead on Igwe Buike s 33-Yard Field goal and James Wilder s 1-Yard touchdown run. The bucs marched 74 Yards in 10 plays in the drive that Young finished with his to pass to Giles. Epps a Green Bay wide receiver circled right end untouched for his touchdown after taking a Handoff from tailback Gerry Ellis. The score gave the packers a 7-3 advantage with 6 38 left in the opening Quarter. Falcons whip saints Riggs rushes 157 Yards new Orleans a Gerald Riggs rushed for 157 Yards and a touch Down sunday taking Over the National football league s Rushing Lead at least for a Day and leading the Atlanta fal cons to a 16-10 Victory Over the new or leans saints. Riggs now has 1,718 Yards for the season and a 82-Yard Lead Over Marcus Allen of the los Angeles raiders. Allen and the raiders were to close out their season against the los Angeles rams monday night. Riggs also surpassed handily the Falcon Rushing record set two years ago by Wil Liam Andrews who had 1,566 Yards. Andrews is trying to rehabilitate a knee injury that has kept him out of football for the past i to seasons. Riggs touchdown came on a two Yard first with 4 45 left in the first half. Mick Luckhurst kicked Field goals of 48 Yards in the first Quarter 31 Yards Only seconds before the half and 22 Yards with 9 39 left in the fourth Quarter. Atlanta finished the season 4-12. The saints closed out 5-11, a dismal season that still stands As 11 tic for the fifth most wins in any of the 19 years the franchise has been in operation. Perhaps the game s most impressive play came on new Orleans second play from scrimmage. Earl Campbell broke Over inc right Side at inc new Orleans 48 and appeared headed for a certain touchdown when Wendell Cason overhauled him at the 13, kept stride with him for one step then punched the Ball from Campbell s arms through the end zone. Atlanta then marched to Luckhurst s firs Field goal and never trailed. New Orleans gut its scores on a 9-Yard pass from Bobby he Bart to Eric Martin with 7 41 left in the game and a 28-Yard Field goal by Morten Andersen with 3 14left. Riggs showed no sign of the knee injury that forced him out of last week s game after gaining Only 13 Yards. Gerald Riggs chiefs Burn chargers 38-34 v a Vic a c ftt\7 Kyj r a no r1.--,h2-Yard Lead Kansas City. To. A St phone Paige broke a 40-year-old National foot Ball league record sunday with 309 Yards in pass receptions leading the Kansas City chiefs to a season ending 38-34 Victory Over san Diego. Paige a third year pro from Fresno state caught touchdown passes of 56 and 84 Yards in the first half. His 309 Yards on eight receptions surpassed the nil Mark of 303 Yards set nov. 22, 1945. By Jim Benton or the Cleveland rams. The chargers rallied valiantly in the fourth Quarter to close within 4 Points scor ing three unanswered touchdowns. Paige had 258 Yards receiving in the first half alone on receptions covering 56, 51, 30, 17. 84, and 20 Yards. He caught a 39-y.ird Aerial from Bill Ken nay in the third Quarter and was shaken up on the play. He resumed to the game however and broke the record with a 12-Yard catch his shortest or the game in the fourth period. Scoring 28 Points in a second Quarter burst the chiefs finished 6-10 their 14th consecutive non playoff Campaign. The chargers finished 8-8. San Diego running Back Lionel James set an nil record for All purpose yardage. He had 242 Yards running receiving and kick returning for a season total of 2,535 Yards breaking the record of 2,462 set by Terry Metcalf of the St. Louis cardinals in 1975. Eagles beat vikes 37-35 with late kick Minneapolis a Paul Mcfad Den kicked three held goals including a 35 yarder with 40 seconds to play sunday As the Philadelphia eagles escaped the Minne Sota Vikings 37-35. The Victory gave interim eagles coach Fred Bruney a Triumph in his nil debut. The winning kick was set up by Ron Jaworski s 11-Yard pass to Mike Quick and a personal foul penalty on Rookie Vikings defensive Back Issiac Holt that gave the eaglet the Ball at Minnesota s 20-Yard line. Earnest Jackson rushed 25 times for 106 Yards and two touchdowns making him Only the third runner in eagles history to pass the 1,000-Yard plateau. He finished the year with 1,028 Yards to join Steve Van Burn and Wilbert Montgomery in team annals. Bruney a former eagles assistant re placed the fired Marion Campbell last monday. Minnesota quarterback Tommy Kramer completed 21 or 36 passes for 321 Yards and two touchdowns. He set up the go ahead tally late in the third Quarter with a 37-Yard pass to Anthony Carter As the Vikings rallied from a 24-7 deficit. Vikings Rookie Buster rhymes established an nil single season record for Kickoff return yardage. However rhymes heroics could not prevent coach Bud Grant from finishing with a losing record in his comeback season. Grant returned from a one year retirement this year after Les Stuckel had guided the vikes to a 3-13 Mark in 1984. Both teams finished 7-9. Colts Wallop oilers behind Page Indianapolis a quarterback Mike Pagel passed for three touchdowns sunday while Randy Mcmillan and Albert Bentley ran for two other scores against a vulnerable Houston defense leading the Indianapolis Colts Over the oilers i4-16 in their final game of the National football league season. Both teams finished the season with 5-11 records Indianapolis with a two game win Ning Streak and Houston with a losing string of four games the last two under interim coach Jerry Glanville. The Colts taking advantage of a Houston Rushing defense that ranked 27th in the 28 team league dominated the oilers on the ground with Mcmillan Bentley George Wonsley and Owen Gill doing the bulk or the damage on a combined total of 289 Yards. Mcmillan led the Colts with 90 Yards on 18 rushes while the top Houston rusher was Mike Rozicer with 49 Yards on 19 carries. Only the passing of Houston s Warren Moon kept the oilers within reach. He hit 22 of 40 passes for 364 Yards including nine completions for 210 Yards and a pair of touchdowns to wide receiver Drew Hill