European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 7, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 21 patriots upset raiders 27-20  Angeles up Jim Bowman recovered a Fumble in the end zone late in the third Quarter and the new England patriots took advantage of six turnovers in route to a 27-20 upset Victory Over the los Angeles raiders in an acc playoff game sunday. The patriots who finally shed their reputation of failing in big games will meet the dolphins at Miami next sunday for the acc Tille and a berth in super bowl xxx. New England which led the acc in Lake always with 47, recovered three fumbles and intercepted three passes As they shut the playoff seasoned raiders out in the Sec Ond half. Trailing 20-17, the patriots scored twice in a 14-second Span of the third Quarter to go ahead for Good. They first tied the score when Tony Franklin capped a 54-Yard drive with a 32-Yard Field goal with 71 seconds remaining in inc third Quarter. Sam scale fumbled the ensuing Kickoff after being hit by Mosi Tatupu and Bow Man whose recovery of a Fumble earlier inthe game led to new England s first touch Down fell on inc Ball in the end zone for the go ahead Points. The patriots other scores came on a 13 Yard pass from Tony Eason to Lin Dawson. A 2-Yard run by Craig James and Franklin s first Field goal. The raiders whose season ended Las year with a loss to Seattle in a wild card game got a 16-Yard scoring strike from Marc Wilson to Jesse Hester an ii Yard to run by Marcus Allen and two Field goals by Chris Bahr. James third in the conference in Rushing with 1,227 Yards finished with 104 Yards on 23 carries. The raiders had not allowed anyone to Rush for 100 Yards this season 15 perfect and noun in is super bowl contest at least 15 stars and stripes readers arc experts when it comes to predicting the winners of College football bowl  s the number of people who have correctly picked the winners of 11 of 12 games one game ended in a tic and All entries were credited with a Correct pick in the stars and stripes super bowl , we re not through looking for a Winner by any Means. There arc still More than 20,000 entries from a total of 96.800, to be checked , we re double checking Allen  Winner who will receive a trip for two to new Orleans for the super bowl game on Jan. 26 at the Louisiana super dome will be announced in Friday s stars and  the meantime please do not Call us requesting information about you entry. The results Are confidential until All the ballots have been checked and double checked. Robinson impressed by Chicago s Victory by Ken Peters Anaheim. Calif. A having Al ready watched a 20-0 shutout that he liked a lot los Angeles rams coach John Robinson saw a 21-0 game sunday that he was t real crazy  pretty much put together a perfect game Robinson said after inc Chi Cago bears mauled the new York giants in their National football conference playoff game in , who watched the game on television at his Home told bears coach Mike Dilka in a Telephone Call Mike your team played a great game and it was great fun to watch. But a Little frighten on saturday the rams had advanced to the pfc title game by blanking the Dallas cowboys 20-0 at Anaheim Staci f he rams one step away from their second super bowl appearance will travel to Chicago to face the bears sunday. The Winner will go to the super bowl against the acc , whose club beat the cowboys with overpowering defense and a Playl record 248-Yard, two touchdown Rushing performance by Eric Dickerson saw the bears whip the giants with an overpower ing defense and the passing of Jim mama a l was impressed with their ability to move the football and throw against the wind the rams coach said they were Able to throw and control the football. The pfc Central Champion bears now 16-1 Are 8tt-Point favourites Over the rams the pfc West champions now 12 we re used to it Robinson said. We were 10-Poinl underdogs to the 49crs in our second game a 27-20 Victory in ihe14th game of the season. Robinson said tentative plans Call for the rams to remain in Southern califor Nia where the temperature was in the Low 70s, and Fly thursday night to Chicago where the wind chill Factor was 10 degrees below Zero  about playing in the cold he said i think everybody has an advantage at Home if their environment is unique which theirs is at this time of the year. It la be cold it la be a hostile environment so we have some real challenges  Robinson said the game will match two Power  la certainly be a physical contest from our perspective because we can t play any other Way he  added that he expects the rams to have to have some Success throwing inc Ball against Chicago. Los Angeles quarterback Dieter Brock had a miserable Day against the cowboys completing just six of 22 passes for 50 Yards. We Felt like we had to give the Ball 10 Eric Dickerson and we will continue to do that Robinson said. But you be got to throw the Ball against the bears or you re going to gel stopped. I m confident we can pass and that we can protect our  their Success this season the rams Haven l been considered one of inc nil s better teams by Many observers. Despite facing eight players who gained More than 1,000 Yards. Eason completed 7 of 14 passes for 117 Yards. Wilson a six year Veteran seeing his first playoff action completed ii of 27 passes for 135 Yards and was intercepted three timer. Allen the nil s leading rusher inthe regular season gained 121 Yards on 22 carries. New England which lost to the raiders 35-20 on sept. 29, took a 7-0 advantage 4 i minutes into the game after the raiders Fulton Walker fumbled a punt and Bow Man recovered at the los Angeles 21. One play later Eason hit Dawson with a scoring loss Over the outstretched arms of defender Stacy  raiders closed to 7-3 six minutes later turning a blocked punt by Greg Townsend into Bahr s 29-Yardcr. Bahr missed a 44-Yard attempt 50 seconds into the second Quarter but the raid ers Well ahead 10-7 on their next posses Sion when they drove 52 Yards and Wilson booed for a slow Start in the game found Hosier Curling in front of cornerback Ray mond clan born just Short of the goal inc. Following Howie Long s recovery of a Tatupu Fumble at the new England 17, los Angeles stretched its Lead to 17-7 when Allen scored from the 11. New England marched 80 Yards to get Back into the game. Long a pro bowl Selec Tion was called for an offside Penally on Lhird-and-4 at the Raider 11 and  capitalized when James went around left end from the 2 for the score. Franklin s 45-yarder after Wilson was intercepted for the second time tied inc score 17-17. Celebrating patriots first to Lin Dawson raises the Ball in his hand after scoring the new England patriots first touchdown sunday on a 13-y�rd pass from quarterback Tony Eason. The Patri ots fell behind 17-7 before rallying for a 27-20 Mclory in the acc playoffs. Sunday s starting times announced new York a the pfc championship game below eco the los Angeles rams and bears will be played Al 12 30 . Est next sunday in Chicago the National football league announced sunday. The acc championship game will follow at 4 . Est from Miami where the dolphins will Host the wild card new England patriots. In playoff games this weekend. Inc bears dominated the new York giants 21-0, the dolphins rallied to Beal Cleveland 24-21. The rams blanked Dallas 20-0 and the patriots upset the los Angeles raiders 27-20