European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 1,1987 the Star band stripes Page 23 commentary the real giants lose their Honor i of Tiik new York giants. In was an Opportunity to defend ii in Luxor us the super howl champions. In tins stake snark Al National fool Hall league season they were All but mathematically eliminated from inc playoffs while inv Wash int on redskins appeared on Iligir Way in inc pfc Easl  in the rain no Robert f. Kennedy stadium Sund Tiv Ilia Janis had .1 Chance of remind inc redskins and themselves of what might have been had Here been no strike. And a Vin inc redskins coach Joe Gibbs had tanked l the  .15 if i hair Imp scr trams had never played each other  this season. I Don l know thai the Gar has been closed Between these  Gibbs said during inc week. We Haven l played the  i ibis mean we the real redskins not those replacement players in Redskin uniforms who Defeated those in Cliant uniforms. 38-12. And sunday the real red skins deprived i he real giants of i heir Honor Down by 10-0 Al halftime. The redskins rallied for a 2.1-19 Victory. I Hil Shams was inc giants quarterback after a three game absence with a damaged knee but Lawrence Taylor the All pro linebacker with an ailing Ham siring missed his first game in seven seasons. With their Triumph the real redskins established themselves As the rightful co rulers or the National conference Easl if he club owners had not voted to count inc impose or games in inc standings this season the real pc skim now would share first place with inc real Philadelphia eagles each with a 5-3 record. The real St. Louis cardinals would be in third place at 4-4 while the real giants and he real Dallas cowboys each would beat 3-5. More than most coaches Joe Gibbs understood Dave Anderson the giants Burden in trying to repeal As super bowl champions. No teams since the 1978-79 Pittsburgh Sec Clurs. And before thai since the i974-7s a Celers. Have been measured for super fill ring in a years in it few. The redskins won super bowl xvii after the strike interrupted 1982 season 27-17, Over the Miami dolphins and qualified for Lii super bowl the next season before losing 10 the Las Angeles raiders. 38-9. Our experience is that inc next year is very  Gibbs said. One. People look at you As the super bowl champions. They set their jaw for you. It s a different Outlook. And iwo. It s Lough to go Back to that  after Hose to consecutive super bowl appear ances the pc skins won another pfc Lilly before losing to the Chicago bears in the divisional play offs 2.1-19. Afier having failed to qualify for the i9b5 playoffs the redskins lost to he giants. 17 0. In the wind blown pfc championship Las sea son. Now they appear on their Way to another divisional title but no nil team has stepped Forward As the Likely super bowl xxii Champion. Three weeks ago. Inc Chicago bean appeared to be the strongest team. Jim Mcmahon had produced Ihrck consecutive come from behind Victo Ries. Bui with their defense weakened by the absence of Otis Wilson and Dan Hampton with damaged Knees the bears lost to the Denver Bron cos and now the bears Are bickering among them selves. Some players Are an mixed ill coach Mike Ditka. Others Are griping annul Vince Tubin. The defensive coordinator. The lest for the bears will he dec 14, when they oppose inc 49crs in san Francisco by Ilion the Home Field advantage throughout the playoffs might be Al stake. And the new super howl Champ could emerge from la it  Ghl game. With four games remaining in the in game schedule the two pfc wild card teams appear Likely to be the new irl vans saints and the Minnesota Vikings but neither appears to Hase a quarterback capable no taking the team to san Diego for the first super bowl with a $1 10 ticket. Citing into sunday night s game in san Francis co. Cleveland had emerged As the american con Ference s Best team while the divisional rates in the Easl and West remained loss ups. In inc Easl. The new York jets still share first place after their 27-20 Victory Over Cincinnati. The Juls now have a 6-5 record As do Indianapolis and Buffalo with new England and Miami each Al 5-6, with a 5-1 record against divisional opponents the Colls currently have the Edge in one of the tiebreakers. Within i to division. The patriots Are 3-2. The Juls and the Hills each 3-3. And the dolphins 1-5. In the West the san Diego chargers the Seattle so Hawks and inc Denver Broncos appear Likely logo Down in the final weekend Beli Ife determining the divisional Winner and possibly both acc wild card learns. Whatever happens surely a team or two will qualify for the super howl xxii playoffs on the a Scudo strength of what its import or players did. Not what its  players accomplished. Tin it. A tin i redskins top giants 23-19 skim1 by Sci wow connects far 3 second half ads Washington a Jay Schroeder picked the perfect time to finally Start playing As Well As he did last year when he took the Washington redskins with in a game of the super bowl. Schroeder benched two weeks ago because of ineffectiveness threw three second half touchdown passes sunday to Lead the redskins from a 16-Point deficit to a 23-19 Victory Over the new York giants. Schroeder s 28-Yard scoring toss to Ricky Sanders capped a four Piny. 45-Yard drive and gave washing ton the Lead for inc first time with 4 56 left. Jay had fire in his eyes. He knew he was going to win today said Sanders. Everyone on the team could Sec  new York got to the Redskin is in the closing seconds but the game ended with Tony Galbreath tackled on the 4-Yard Tine. Schroeder got the Start against new York because of a Back injury to Doug Williams. Despite being sacked six times he completed 28 of 46 passes for 331 Yards including 17 of 25 in the second half. Schroeder who threw for 4,109 Yards last year in a pro bowl season entered the game having completed Only 41 percent of his passes this season. He was yanked in favor of Williams on nov. Is bul Schroeder said he should be the starter for the rest of the year. I would expect to Start Schroeder said. The team ii gelling in a Groove now and we be got to keep it  the giants led 16-0 at halftime and 19-3 late in the third Quarter before the redskins began the comeback in a steady rain. Washington drove 7.1 Yards All on four Schroeder completions. Gary Clark caught two passes for 57 Yards in the March including a 34-Yard scoring strike from Schroeder in the left Corner of inc end one to make it 19-9. The redskins made it 19-16 on a 6-Yard pass from Schroeder 10 Keith Griffin with 10 27 remaining and then drove 45 Yards in their next Possession for the winning score. A Sanders fake at the line forced new York cornerback Perry Williams to slip and Schroeder lofted inc game Winner into Sanders hands on die left sideline. They were cocky and  said Washington defensive end Charles Mann. It showed in the second half when they just sat on the  Phil Simms threw a touchdown pass to Murk Hanjiro and Raul Allegre kicked four Field goals for the giants who fell to 3-8 and were All but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. That a Tough one 10 Lake said giants conch Bill Parcells. We did a couple of dumb things had ,1 Cou ple of individual  Washington 8-3, got three sacks from Dix scr Man Ley and opened up a three game Lead in inc pfc Easl. Chicago humbles Green Bay 23-10 Chicago a Neal Anderson and Thomai Sanders each scored a touchdown and Kevin Butler kicked Field goals of 21, 27 and 52 Yards As the Chicago bean beat inc Green Bay pack ers 2j-10 sunday. Anderson grabbed a 20-Yard to pass from Jim Mcmahon in the first half and Sanders Tan 7 Yards for his touchdown in the fourth Quarter. The Victory gave the bears a 9-2 re Cord and allowed them to retain their two game Lead in the pfc Central Divi Sion. Green Bay fell to 4-6-1 and was eliminated from title consideration. The iwo teams battled to a 10-10 lie in the first half and the bears turned two key plays into scores in the second half. Todd Bell blocked a Max Zendejas Field goal attempt in the third Quarter and the bears turned it into a tie break ing 27-Yard Field goal by Butler. Maurice Douglass intercepted a Randy Wright pass late in the third Quarter and the bears drove 54 Yards for a touchdown capped by Thomas 7-Yard run up the Middle. Midway in the fourth Quarter the packers drove to the Chicago 20. Zende Jas attempted a 37-Yard Field goal which Wai blocked by Al Harris bul the bean fumbled the recovery attempt and ban Noble recovered for Green Bay on the Chicago 46. The packers managed 10 get Down to the Chicago 21 before giving the bait up on Downs. Butler then booted his 52-Yard Field goal with 2 44 left in the game the packers scored on their first pos session. Wright and Walter Stanley combined on a 66-Yard pass to the Chicago 3 Yard line. The packers needed circe plays before Brent Fullwood scored from the 1-Yard line for a 7-0 Lead. Late in the first Quarter John Holland intercepted a Mcmahon pail deep in Bear territory but the picket Wen slopped and Zendejas 42-Yard Field goal attempt was wide breaking his string of 10  bears look Over and marched 75 Yards for the tying touchdown on a 20 Yard pass from Mcmahon to Anderson. Mcmahon also completed three other passes in the drive for 49 Yards. On Green Bay s next Possession. Dave Durson intercepted a Wright pass but the bears gave the Ball right Back when Mcmahon fumbled inc snap and Noble recovered on inc Chicago 41-Yard line. The Packer drive stalled on the Chi Cago 4-Yard line and Zendejas kicked a 22-Yard Field goal which was nullified by a penalty against John Dorsey. Zendejas then connected from the 32. Late in the half the bears moved to the Green Bay 4-Yard line and with Lime running out. Butler kicked a 21-Yard Field goal for the 10-10 halftime tic