European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 16, 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports nil playoff Outlook pfc East . Giants m 3-2 the giants have clinched the division title. With a Victory at Home against Green Bay saturday they will assure themselves of the Home Field in the pfc playoffs. Regardless new York will Host a first round playoff game Jan. 3 or 4. Washington 11-4 the redskins have clinched he Home Field far the wild card game dec. 28. Pfc Central Chicago 12-2 the bears have clinched the pfc Central. If they win their final two games and the giants lose saturday to Green Bay the bears will have the Home Field Edge throughout the pfc playoffs. Regardless Chicago will Host a first round playoff game Jan. 3 or 4. Pfc West . Rams 10-5 the rams have clinched at least a wild card berth. If they beat san Francisco Friday night they will win the division. San Francisco 9-5-1 the 49crs have clinched at least a wild card berth. If they beat the rams Friday night they will win the division. Of cent new England 10-5 the patriots will win the division if they beat Miami dec. 22. If the patriots lose to Miami and another acc team finishes 10-6, not including the jets new England would be a wild card team. If the patriots lose to Miami and two or More other acc teams finish 10-6, not including the jets new England does not make the playoffs. . Jets 10-5 the jew have clinched at least a wild card. They will win the division if they beat Cincinnati sunday and new England loses to Miami monday night. Miami s-7 for the dolphins to be a wild card Kansas City lot Angeles and Cincinnati must lose sunday and Miami must beat new eng land monday night. Acc Central Cleveland 11-4 the Browns have clinched the division title. If they Cal san Diego sunday they will play Al Home throughout the playoffs. Cincinnati 9-6 the bengals can earn a wild card berth if they Cal the jets and Kansas cily loses to Pittsburgh. In addition to the previous Sce Nario if Kansas City wins the bengals still get a wild card if they beat the jets and new England loses to Miami. Acc West Denver 11-4 the Broncos have clinched the division title. They can secure Home Field advantage throughout the playoffs if they Cal Seattle saturday and Cleveland loses to san Diego. Kansas City 9-6 the chiefs will Clinch a wild card berth i they beat Pittsburgh sunday. Seattle 9-6 for the sea Hawks to be a wild card they must beat Denver saturday and Kansas City Mast lose sunday and either Cincinnati or new England also must lose. La. Raiders s-7 for the raiders to reach the playoffs they must beat Indianapolis sunday Seattle must lose saturday and Kansas City and Cincinnati must lose sunday. Deep six pass High five Ballet a of by a High five with Leam Nute Reggie ugh Ore bucs lose close in on Testaverde by United press International the Vinny Testaverde sweepstakes is gelling suspenseful. With the Star quarterback from the University of Miami the prize in the nil draft the Indianapolis Colts won and the Tampa Bay buccaneers lost sunday to tie for the worst record in the league with one week left. At Indianapolis Gary Hogeboom threw for 318 Yards and two touchdowns to Lead a second half rally that lifted the Colls past the Buffalo Bills 24-14. Al Tampa Bay Gerry Ellis and Paul olt Carruth each ran for Short second half touchdowns and Green other nil games on Page 23 Bay sacked Steve Young seven times in beating Tampa Bay 21-7, handing the buccaneers their sixth consecutive loss the packers 4-11, moved out of the Chase for the no. I pick with a Victory As did Houston by beating Minnesota. The bucs moving closer to the lop pick for the second consecutive year chose to Jackson As the no. 1 pick lost year but failed to sign the Heisman trophy Winner. Tampa Bay and Indianapolis Are 2-13. Ignoring ties in next week s regular season finales the Only Way the buccaneers will not own the no. 1 pick in 1987 is if they beat St. Louis on the Road and the Colts lose to the raiders in los Angeles. Tampa Bay has lost 25 of its last 26 Road games. It s not a position i m very Happy about Tampa Bay coach Leeman Bennett said about the Battle with the Colls. I Haven t really made any plans concerning the draft. We go to St. Louis with the idea thai we re going to win the  Tampa Bay has owned the lop pick in the draft for five of the last ii years. Green Bay 4-11, Defeated Tampa Bay for the fifth straight time and shut out the bucs until Steve Deburg flipped a 9-Yard pass to Calvin magic Midway through the final Quarter. The bucs have lost 51 of their last 63 Gomes. Colts coach Ron Meyer has led Indianapolis to Victo Ries in both games since he look Over from Rod powwow or that Streak has pushed the Colts dose to losing Testa verde but Dowhower is impressed with Hogeboom. Hogeboom rallied the Coin from a 14-0 Hilf Lime deficit to the Bills 4-11. Hogeboom ran a Yard for a touchdown and threw scoring passes of i and 1 Yards