European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday a Cambora 1987 the stars and stripes paga21 sports saints win gain playoffs new Orleans a at Lasi. After weeks of refusing even to discuss the possibility i ouch Jim Mora came Righi out mid Suid it i m Happy to say we Art now a Pla Kiff Afu f 20 ears of non winning seasons llit1 new or leans saints l kid up .1 first Ever n Al. Playoff in no on sunday Wilh u -44-34 \ in Lor out the Tampa Hay buccaneers. Three weeks ago Mora Laid we re m l Good two Wicks ago hi1 i Jenial enough a say Bis team could he considered a contender. But very one s u contender when the season Marls. Only 10 of them make on sunday the Only learn thai has t bins to the Pfay offt in the past iwo decades made the playoffs. Offensive tackle sinn Brock a Veteran of the 1980team which lost 5 of 16 games smiled in quiet satisfaction it s a great feeling he said "1 fed a Ink sir re for the Joe . The Archie mannings. Kn.1 Fri ill moors All the Guys who spent so much unit Here and irid so hard Neil Neu r fell this. I m just Ili Inkul my career Maslej lung Rai ii a to enjoy Hrock would Liau loss a hit ill Het in a mar i won t to i a Ghoul the playoffs at All. I it la about Houston Ines week s opponent " he said. The Victor coupled with losses by Philadelphia angst. Louis assured the saints. 9-j in their 21si season of no worse Titian a wild card spot in the they had Liisu before 1987. The Sainti also kept the league s longest winning Streak alive and set team records for victories in season nine and consecutive victories six the hues j-7. Just Tinl i hair for Felt Oins ten r ims. Vinny testaverdt1 fam Hlad two of his Tarsi fun snaps As an Nufi Starti a giving the Saint an Eirl sea they never relinquished. the hrs player taken in this sear s Dali. Fumbled on Llie Ihirg play of the Jornt on i s a Khy Frank Warren und Jim Wilts. Uruci Lark Rev Veredon the burs aard line and he bin Lii Julin Tuv on an 8-Yard scoring Pas four Pla s later. Tesla verde f limited the snap on the Nel ii i at Swilling Al Tampa he s 3x Moln it dipped another four play one with a a Yard asst let. Rue i n Mats ured on a Yard rim in the and u 2-Vard run in inc third que idler. Dalion Hilliard got a second to a incr touchdown n uti i Jurd run. Morten Andersen kicked Field goals of 40. 24 and .12yards. Wilson lifts raiders by Bills 34-21 los Angeles to Jackson came Back Down to Earth sunday. Marc Wilson was out of his world Nihon. The Oft maligned quarterback of the los Angeles raid ers passed for 137 Yards and to lice touchdowns one of them to Jack son As the raiders Defeated Buffalo 34-21 to Knock the Bills out of a Fifiel place lie in the acc , who completed 2 of his 32 passe and was t incr copied Purdue fed Buffalo Quarter Back Jim Kelly who hit on 22 of his 36 throws for 315 Yards and also was t intercepted. Kelly threw for one touchdown jiving him at least one to pass in 17 consecutive games for the second straight game Wilson was sucked Only once. The raiders allowed the second highest Loial of sacks in the nil last sea son. Kelly was sacked twice. Jackson playing in his sixth nil game gained 78 Yards on 19 carries and caught four passes for 59 , who plays baseball for the Kansas City kyats had a spectacular game last monday night As in raiders upset Scantic. The raiders scored on their first two possessions of each half in win Ning their second straight game after seven consecutive losses Buffalo. 6-6. Is one game behind first place Indianapolis in the acc East while the raiders arc 5-7. The raiders who trailed 14-13 at half inc. Went ahead for Good by moving 75 Yards on just three plays after receiving the second half Kickoff. The touchdown came on a 41-Yard pass from Wilson to James Lofton who had six receptions for 132 Yards. The nest Lime hey had the Hall the raiders drove 77 Yards on 13 plays scoring on a 2-Yard run by Marcus Allen to make it 27-1 a. Montana sets pass record As 49ers gain playoff spot Green Bay wis api Jov Mon Tana was too Busy throwing pastes ind Tea Dinc the san Francisco 4mcrs into the Pla volts to worry about Selling an of record Wilh 12 consecutive completions. It s Nice to be in the record Hook butt s even better we won in Lana d after san Francisco Defeated the circe Oay 1 ackors 2 i la sunday. He completed his first 17 passes Sun Day which coupled Wilh five straight completions a week earlier against Cleve land broke the record of 211 set by Ken Anderson of Cincinnati in l jh3. To be honest i had no Idoa about the record. 1 did t find out about in until Steve Young old me in the indic room Montana said. Montana threw iwo touchdown passes including a 57-yarder to Jerry Kire with 7 32 left thai Pui the game out of reach after Green Bay Pufler with four Points. Montana also ran fur a touchdown. Joe Montana s a great player one of the greatest quarterbacks to Ever play the game said 4qcrs coach Bill Walsh whose team clinched its fifth straight playoff berth. The Rice to was the biggest play of the game because the packers had the momentum Walsh said. Rice has now caught a scoring pass in 10 straight games one Short of the of record it was a Long Day out there. I Goi hit in tic face a couple of limes. The touch Down Streak docs l mean a lol to me. Just want to gel to the super howl and gel a ring Rice said. Montana the league s top passer completed 26 of 35 passes for 308 Yards. He connected on in of 22 passes in the first half. Montana s two touchdown passes gave him a career High 29 for the season. The 49ers, 10-2, came up with three second half interceptions and a Fumble recovery to thwart the packers 4-7-1. It Van Day closed to Wilhm 16-12 on Paul Oil Cacilh s i Yard touchdown Jot Montana passes tils Hay into the record Book Xith 12 straight Toorop Lilii run in the Hird Quarter following an interception by Green Hay s Dave Crown bul Mai Zendijas missed inc is Lapoint. Ronnie Lou then picked of two Randy Wight passes to Stop the packers the second one a i the 49crs 9-Yard line with 10 26 left. The blown oppo unities Are certainly the most Green Bay coach Forrest Gregg said after the packers Ler Sian Lej Fum bled a punt. Montana passed to Rice who raced past three Green Hay defend ers to Complete the 57- Ard storing pm and make in 23-12, he Chr Cadd the Needle. There was i that much space Gregg said. I thought the Ball would be knocked Down. Our safely could t have caught Rice unless he had jets in his
