European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 16, 1986 sea Hawks Stop chargers 34-24 san Diego up Dave Krieg passed for 305 Yards and four touchdowns two to Steve Largent to help the Seattle sea Hawks keep their flickering playoff Hopes alive sunday with a 34-24 Victory Over the san for Seattle 9-6, to reach the playoffs As a wild card it must beat Denver next sunday while Kansas City loses and either Cincinnati or new England lose. Kring who was benched White struggling at mid sea son completed 10 of 10 passes for 194 Yards in the second half. Overall he was is of 2 with no interceptions. Tim Spencer scored on two i Yard runs for the 4-11 chargers who had no allowed a touchdown while winning their previous two games. The sea Hawks scored on their first two possessions to take a 10-0 first Quarter Lead. Seattle nearly produced a touchdown twice on it open ing drive but a Ball went through la genl s hands in the end zone and Ray Butler caught a pass out of Bounds in the end zone. The sea Hawks settled for Norm Johnson s 29-Yard Field goal 5 31 into the game. Large no caught a 6-Yard touchdown pass from Krieg on the sea Hawks next Possession to give Seattle a 10-0lead with 3 44 left in the first Quarter. San Diego closed to 10-7 1 22 into he second Quarter on a i Yard plunge up the Middle by Spencer. The chargers 79-Yard drive was ignited by a 28-Yard pass from Dan Fouts to tight end Killen Winslow to the Seattle 48-Yard line. Winslow finished with eight catches for 105 Yards. Kansas City keeps playoff Hopes Olive los Angeles up Bill Kenny threw for 180 Yards and one touchdown and the Kansas City de sense forced seven Turbo lers sunday in route to a 20-17 Triumph Over the los Angeles raiders that pushed the chiefs within a Victory of their Fresl trip to the playoffs in is years. The chiefs 9-6, Are assured of their first winning season since 1981 and will be a wild card team if they beat the Steelen in the season finale at Pittsburgh. The raiders. S-7, lost for the third straight week and arc on the Brink of playoff elimination. They must beat Indianapolis sunday while several teams lose to have any Chance to be a wild card. At one Point Kansas City led 17-0, but the raiders closed the margin to 20-17 Midway though the final period. Starling on their own 31-Yard line the raiders moved to the chiefs 16, but Napoleon Mccallum fumbled when hit by cornerback Lloyd Burruss an linebacker Tim Cofield recovered with 6 16 remaining to kill the drive Marcus Allen had lost fumbles on the raiders first two possessions and Jim Plunkett threw four interceptions the final one with 1 4s to play and the raiders deep in their own territory. Kenney s touchdown pass was a 26-yarder to Ste phone Paige in the first Quarter. Kansas City also scored on Jeff Smith s 2-Yard run and Nick Lowery Field goals of 40 and 20 Yards. Vikes playoff bid spoiled by oilers Houston up Warren Moon threw for 280 Yards and a touchdown and Tony Zendejas kicked three Field goals sunday to Lead the Houston oilers to a 23-10 upset of Minnesota that ended the Vikings chances of reaching the playoffs. Moon who missed last week s game because of a thumb injury completed 22 of 37 passes with no interceptions. He threw a 10-Yard touchdown strike to Ernest Givins for Houston s Only passing touchdown Zendejas kicked Field goals of 31, 33 and 36 Yards As 1 the Oiler improved to 4-11,. Minnesota had to win its remaining two games to have a shot Al making the playoffs for the first time in four years. But with an ineffective pef101T?"" Al Tommy Kramer the league s top rated quarterback the Vikings fell to 8-7 and were  3 of 13 passes for 47 Yards before leaving the game late in the first half Witt tin sed Elbow. He recently missed two games with a sprayed thumb. Seattle s Dave Krieg passes far four ads. Quarterback Bill Kenney Inda chiefs Over raiders Hoium i Warren Moon Puk for 280 Yard. The stars and stripes Page 23 nil Rou Ciup eagles overcome Walker cowboys Irving. Texas up a 31-Yard touchdown pass from malt Cavanaugh to Kenny Jackson with 3 57 remaining sunday lifted Philadelphia to a 23-21 Victory Over Dallas and ended the cowboys 20-year Streak of winning seasons. The eagles overcame a 292-Yard total offence performance by Dallas running Back Herschel Walker who ran 84 Yards for one touchdown and caught an 64-Yard pass for another. Dallas the pfc East champs last season had its slim playoff chances end As Well. Walker s to pass reception came with 5 01 to play giving Dallas a 21-16 Lead. But two plays later Cavanaugh found Jackson with his second touch Down pass of the game to give Philadelphia he win and break the eagles Streak of eight straight losses to division opponents. It was the fourth straight loss Tor the cowboys 7 8, and the sixth in their last seven games. Phila Delphia is 5-9-1 in buddy Ryan s first season As head coach. Dallas put together its first winning season in 1966, six years after the franchise was born and has not had a losing season since the longest such Streak in nil history and the third longest in All of professional sports. The Best Dallas can do if it beats Chicago in the season finale is 8-8, equating its break even 7-7 finish in 1965. Dolphins hand rams of loss Anaheim Calif. Up Dan Marino s fifth touchdown pass of the game a 20-Yardcr to Mark duper 3 04 into overtime sunday lifted the Miami dolphins to a 37-31 upset of he los Angeles rams. Duper s third scoring reception came after Miami won the Coin toss and elected to receive. Fullback Ron Davenport raced 35 Yards to the los Angeles 33-Yard line and three plays later duper beat Leroy Irvin in the left Comer of the end zone. The dolphins have won four of their last five games to improve to 8-7 the first time they Are Over .500 this year and still have a slim Chance to make the playoffs. In order to qualify they have to beat new England monday night and Seattle Kansas City the raiders and Cincinnati All must lose next week. The rams 10-5, had a three game winning Streak snapped and he loss prevented them from clinching the pfc West for the second straight year. However they earned Al least a wild card berth when Minnesota lost to Houston. Los Angeles can win the pfc West with a Victory or tie in san Francisco next Friday. Los Angeles trailing 31-21 with 10 06 remaining tied in with 50 seconds left in the fourth Quarter when Eric Dickerson bulled Over from a Yard out and Mike Lansford hit the extra Point. Los Angeles drove 75 Yards in 11 plays for inc tic. Saints outlast late Falcon rally Atlanta up quarterback Dave Wilson scored on a 6-Yard keeper with 1 55 left to play sunday to give the Mew Orleans saints a 14-9 Victory Over the Atlanta. Falcons. The saints fell behind for he first Lime 9-7 when Alt Haji sheikh kicked a 43-Yard Field goal with 5 39 remaining. New Orleans then marched 80 Yards to the winning score. On second and 5 at the 6-Yard line Wilson spotted an opening on the left Side and raced into the end zone. The Falcons storming Back on the passing of Turk Schonen had a first Down on the saints a Yard line with five seconds remaining but Schonen was sacked on the lost play of the game. The saints got their other touchdown in the Fin Quarter on a 7-Yard pass from Wilson to Eric Martin. The Falcons were held to 38 Yards of offence in tha Firtl half