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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday january 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports bears Roll Over giants 21-0 Chicago a him Mcmahon threw touchdown passes of 23 and 20 Vatt to Dennis Mckinnon and a Brela defense led by Richard Dent powered the Chicago bears to a 31-0 Victory Over the new York giants sunday in inc Nul ional Foa Ball league playoffs. The Victory keeps the bears at Home for inc National conference championship game next sunday against he los Angeles rams who Defeated the Dallas cowboys 20 0 saturday on Erie Dickerson s playoff record 248 Yard Rushing and two touchdowns the Ranis Are coming in with a big win Over Dallas said Mcmaho it and they have an excellent Balie Lub. They have a defense that has kept hem in games All year. Our defense will have to Stop Eric Dick non and our offence will have to move the Ball our work is Cut out  this was the first playoff game in Chicago since 1963, when the bears beat the giants 14-10 in the nil championship Gaine. This one was played in 17-Dcgree weather with a swirling 14-mile in hour wind Anil the chill Factor at 10 below Zero. The bears defense ranked no. I in he league during the Bason in roiled the giants virtually All Day. New York quarterback Phil Simms was sacked six limes for so Yards in losses Dent had three of the sacks collaborated with Otis Wilson for another and Mike Singletary and Gary Fencik added the others. The weather conditions had Little effect on the game except for an aborted punt by the gianis1 scan Lanicia in the first Quarter a mistake the bears turned into an in stunt touchdown and a 7-0 Lead. Lan Cui All but whiffed an the kick which graced the Oul Siricoff his foot Shaun Gayl Collie bears picked up the Ball and went five Yards for a touchdown with 5 32 left in the first Quarter. , who lilt had punts of 52 and 63 Yards said ii gust of wind blew the Ballany from him. The closest the giants came to scoring occurred us their final play of the Fin l half when Eric Schabert s in Yard Field goal attempt a Chip shot. Kit the icel upright and bounced Back his sixth miss in a last seven attempts of the season and playoffs. We were totally prepared for the giants said Mcmahon. We spent All week preparing for anything they might do and we stopped All of  Gayle s to accounted for All inc scoring in Ilic him half Midway in he second half Mcmahn connected with Mckinnon on a 23-Yard touchdown pass and the two combined for another score on a 20-Yard pass with 37 seconds left in the third period. The giants who Defeated the san Francisco giants h 1 in the pfc wild card Gamp last sunday were without running Back Joe Morris their primary weapon much of inc game. Morris who rushed for 1,336 Yards during the season and for 141 against the 49crs, was hit by Dent late in the first Quarter and saw Little action after that. He finished with 32 Yards on 12 carries. Walter Payton gained m Yards on 27 curries and my Mahun Cumbil Clad m nf2t pastes for 216 Yards. Simms completed 14 of 35 passes for 209 Yards most of  coming in inc fourth Tiu Arlor when the bears had inc game wrapped up and Sal Back keeping new York Oul of their end Yone. The giants finished the game with 241 Yards in offence. Dut in the third Quarter when they might have stayed in Contention they failed to convert a single third Down play and did t get a first Down. In the second Quarter with the inc hears leading 7-0, Chicago drove from in 9-Yard line to the ii ans a Mcmahan completing passes of 25 and 15 Yards in Willie Gauli along the Way. Hut Kevin Butler s 26-Yard Field goal at Cpl was wide to the left with 9 31 remaining in the half. Buller attempted a 4 yarder no Pinsl inc wind with 3 43 left in the half Bui hooted it to the left. The bears look the second half Kickoff and marched from their 23 to the new York 21 with Mcmahon completing a 41-Yard pass to Dennis Gentry but Butler missed on a 3h-Yard Field Goat attempt. On the dears next Possession Mcmahon connected with Mckinnon for 23 Yards and a touchdown to give he dears nine Point favourites a 14-0 Lead. Before the third Quarter ended Mcmahan and Mckinnon combined for 20 Yards and a touchdown to Cap a 41-Yard drive. Tar heels Roll Over pack 90-79 Daugherty scored 28 Points and to Wolf had 14 Points and 14 rebound from frets dispatches Chapel Hill . Brad Joe 1 rebounds saturday to give top ranked North Carolina a 90-79 win Over no. 20 North Carolina stale the tier heels improved to 14-0 and 1-0 in inc Atlantic coast con College basketball Ferenec while the Wolf pack fell la 8-4 Overall and 1-1 Inch acc. North Carolina which led 39-36 at the half broke the game open with a 7-0 spurt Over a three minute Span in the second half. A jump shot from the key by Wolf put the tar heels ahead 80-69 Willi 3 10 10 play and North Carolina state never go closer than 9 Points after that. Chris Washburn led state with 21 Points White Nate Mcmillan had 16. The Wolf pack held a 19-9 Lead Early in the first halt before the tar heels reeled off 10 straight Points with wolfs Baseline jumper 9 55 into the Samc lying the score at 19 19. In other games saturday Mic ugh 78, Ohio state 68 Columbus Ohio guard Gary Grant scored 23 Points including 19 in the second half to Lead no. 2 Michigan Over Ohio slate. Michigan now 14-0 Overall and 2-0 in the big ten outscored Ohio slate 17-4 in the opening five min utes of the second half. Oral scored 10 of the wolverines first 13 Points in the second half. The win was Michigan s 17th in a Row in conference play. Grant led the Way for the winners with with Forward Richard Rellford see College on Page 23 rams Shuf Down Dallas in 20-0 playoff Victory Anaheim Calif. A Eric Dicker son ran for a playoff record 248 Yards including second half touchdown runs of 40 and 55 Yards As the los Angeles rams shut Down la Dallas cowboys 20-0 and moved within one game of their second super bowl appearance. Not a shabby Day was it Dickerson said. I think we got some respect  Dickerson who gained 1,234 Yards in 14 games this season after a National football league record 2,105 in 1934, broke open a Light game with his is Yard burst up the Middle on the first play from scrimmage in the second half. I 40-Yard to sweep around right end 56 seconds into the fourth period put him Over the previous single game playoff Mark of 206 Yards set by Keith Lincoln of the san Diego chargers in the 1963 Al championship game. We said we were going to go at Dallas strength and that was running the Ball Dickerson said. Everybody said we could t run against Dallas but we did. Dicker Ori who carried 34 limes and Oul gained the cowboys All by himself had to share lop Billing with an unyielding los Angeles defense that registered fire sacks a if forced six turnovers in handing Dallas its first shutout in 36 playoff games. The defensive Effort which held Dallas to 243 total Yards was led by defensive end Gary Jeter who had three sacks Drew two holding Calls and forced one of the Dallas turnovers. He was aided by Leroy Irvin who intercepted one pass deflected another in the end zone knocked Down a fourth Down pass and three times dropped runners for  Victory moved the rams into the pfc title game against the Winner of Sun Day s game Between the new York giants and Chicago bears. If the bears win the game will be played in Chicago if the i and win it will be played Here. The rams led just 3-0 at half Irne on Mike Lansford s 33-Yard Field goal 3 19 into the game. Rafael Sentieo. Trying to keep the Ball away from Ron Brown on uie second half rams running Back Eric a Kherson. Rambles fur playoff record 24b Yards again Kickoff kicked the Ball out of Bounds and pulled a muscle in the process. Punter Mike Saxon replaced him and Charlie White re turned his Short kick 14 Yards to inc 45. On the first play of the second half Dickerson took a pitch out from quarterback Dicker Brock started right then Cut Back up the Middle behind a Block from Center Tony Slaton and ran away from the cow boys secondary. Kenny Duck Ell fumbled the ensuing Kickoff and Vince Newsoms recovered for los Angeles Selling up a 34-Yard Field goal by Lansford. Then Early in the fourth Quarter Dicker son seated it skirting right end into the end zone to Cap his Best Day of the season. His previous High was Iso in the season s third game and his first after a 47-Day holdout. It was the eighth playoff contest Between los Angeles and Dallas since 1973, and each team has now won four. Dickerson s 248 Yards was the most Ever gained against the cowboys  
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