European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday december 22, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 23 Colts Down chargers 20-7 san Dii go a the Indianapolis Colls clinched their first tunning season in a decade improved their playoff chances and Gate i oath Ron Meyer some additional financial Security sunday in defeating the san Diego chargers 20-7. 1 he final iwo tears of meter s Lite year contract Are now guaranteed because he met the condition of Lead ing his team to eight wins in one of his first three seasons. The value of the two tears is $750.001. The contracts come and go said meter. The Chance to win the acc cast that s the in sending the chargers to their fifth straight loss and virtually killing their playoff Hopes the Colts improved to 8-6 and moved ahead of Buffalo which lost to new England into first place in the a East. A rive week the chargers now 8-6, had a league Best 8-1 record and appeared headed for a certain play off spot. The Victory moved the Colts to within one win of their first Alc i ast title since im77. When they were in Baltimore. A Victory Over Tampa Hay at the Hoosier dome sunday will give the Colls the division title regardless of what the other contenders do. Meyer is 11-6 with the Colts since taking Over for Rod Dowhower after Indianapolis 0-13 Start last year. Meyer praised the Colts defensive Effort which registered five quarterback sacks and three interceptions. The Colts held the chargers scoreless after Quarter Hack Dan touts Dove Over from the i to Cap a game opening drive. It was an outstanding performance Meyers said. The sacks on fouls and the interceptions were very very big quarterback Jack Trudeau directed Indianapolis Philadelphia running Back Anthony tone is drained Down by new York jets linebacker Bob Crable. Scoring drives cndim1 in a 42-Yard i d pass to Hill Brooks a 3-Yard touchdown run in Albert Hon Lect and a pair of second Quarter Field goals in Dean Biasucci Biasucci s two Field goals and the oils Fust much Down in nine quarters if plat Gate Indianapolis .1 13-7 halftime Lead. Albert la Collet scored the oils final touchdown with 1 53 left on a 3-Vard in after Dickerson set up the Giorc to ii a 53- Aid Down the right sideline. Dickerson who had i i 5 Yards on 23 Cairis. pushed his season total to la. The fifth Sira Igil tear he has rushed for mute than 1.000 tards. Lie also pushed his career total to tards in ins 74ih regu Lar season game the fastest anyone has passed ill 8.000-Yard Mark in league history. Dickerson has gained 815 tards since being acquired by the Colts on let. 31. Pages soar Over Jeff 38-27 East Rutherford. . A Randall Cunningham Vic Limi de the injury ravaged Nett York secondary with three touchdown passes As the Phila Delphia eagles routed the jets 3s-27 sunday. Mike Quick who caught six passes for i4s tards. Took in two of Cunningham s scoring passes the other was a 15-Yardcr to Rookie Cris Carter who made a spectacular diving catch fora third Quarter score. The 38 Points were the most Philadelphia has scored in six years. The jets who have lost three straight games fell to 6-8 and out of playoff Contention. New York allowed 117 Points in those defeats. Philadelphia also 6-s. Look Adt anlage of three new York fumbles to score 17 Points. A 47-Yard pass to Kenny Jackson behind safely Rich Miano set up Anthony Toney s 3-Tard run for a 7-0 Lead. Ken o Brien s Fumble three plays after the score led to Paul Mcfadden s 38-Yard Field goal. But the jets scored the next 17 polls on pal Leahy s 42-Yard Field goal o Brien s 8-Yard to pass in Kurt Sohn and Roger Vick s 5-Yard run. Their defense minus regulars Russell Carter. Kerry Glenn and Lester Lyles in the Back Leld and to ii Jerry Holmes just resuming from the injured list then fell apart. Cunningham completed i j of 31 passes for 2.so Yards. He rarely was pressured allowing the receivers plenty of time to lose their defenders. The eagles defense shut Down the jets in the second half until Al Toon scored on a 51-Yard pass plat with 2 23 remaining. Toon had 10 receptions for i6x Yards his third straight 100-Yard game. O Brien was sacked twice by Reggie while the in l Leader with i1. The league record for sacks is 22. Held by Mark is Tomeau of the jets who had one sack sunday. Via nos beat Lons . Mich. A Quarter Back Wade Wilson quickly is becoming the Minnesota Vikings Ace reliever. He put out another fire sunday. Wilson starting again for the Oft injured Tommy Kramer passed for one touchdown and ran for another As the Vikings snapped a two game losing Slcak and kept their nil playoff Hopes alive with a 17-14 Victory Over the de troit Lions. I Don t think i played particularly Well but Good enough to said Wil son who is 5-1 in games he has started for Kramer. It s always Tough to play a team thai does l hate Ansi Hing to gain because they can play real the Vikings. So. Could wrap up a pfc wild card spot with a win in their final game next week against the Washington redskins. When we get in. Then Well talk about the Vikings coach Jerry Burns said. I Don t think Wade read the cover Ages As Well As i hate seen him. Nevertheless he was text much Alite. He made some great runs for first Downs and kept drives going. And he Gol a game Ball As did the the Lions 3-11, set a season High with five turnovers and had a 72-Yard pull re turn which would have put them ahead 21 17, nullified by a clipping Penally. I thought it was winning beautifully Burns said. I d like to have four or five More Beautiful wins like Minnesota picked off three Detroit passes two by Chuck Long and one by fullback James Jones in the first Quarter but none of the turnovers led to scores. We played defense very Well especially Early in the game when we were turning the Ball Over Detroit coach Darryl Rogers said. Without the turnovers we had a Good Chance to win. But we took ourselves out of any Chance to Wilson who completed 16 of 27 passes for 165 Yards hit . Do ice for a 20-Yard to pass play late in the second Quarter and scored on a 2-Yard run in the fourth Quarter. " they re different style quarterbacks Duier said. Wade s a littli1 to bile. Tommy is More experienced both Are Greal Wilson also was the Vikings leading rusher scrambling for 55 Yards on eight carries. Cards stay in race Tampa. Fla. A Neil Thrett touchdown passes to three Dif Ferenal receivers and slump Mitchell rushed for 101 Yards and another to As the St. Louis cardinals kept their playoff Hopes alive sunday with a 31 14 Victory Over the struggling Tampa Bay buccaneers. The Victory was the fourth in the last Fite games for St. Louis. 7-7. Which is battling the mine Sola Vikings and los Angeles rams for the final wild card playoff spot in the pfc. Tampa Bay. Which blew a 25-Point Lead and lost lost. Louis 31-28 six weeks ago in the biggest fourth Quarter collapse in nil history lost us seventh cons Euclite game to fall to 4 10. The Bues Are 0-3 Vilh Rookie Vinny Tesla Erde As their starting quarterback. Lomax who completed 22 of 2l passes for 233 Yards threw touch Down passes of i 5 Yards to Jay Nota Cek and 8 Yards to j t. Srroh in the second Quarter to gite the cardinals a 14-7 . The St. Louis quarterback threw a 5 Yard scoring pass to Robert await Lor a 24-7 third Quarter advantage and Sel up Mitchell s 3-Yard touchdown run with a 46-Yard completion to rot Green Early in the fourth period. Testaverde. The bucs no. I draft Choice completed 16 of 38 passes for 240 Yards and two touchdowns in his third Start. He was intercepted twice Tesla Erde s 1-Yard touchdown pass to Ron Hall gave Tampa Hay a 7. 0 Lead less than Ive minutes into the game but St. Louis took charge in the second Quarter when Cenc Mack in entered a bucs Fumble at the Cardi nals 15 and Steve Alt Ord blocked a 44-t.ml Field goal attempt by Bay s Donald digit Chuick. Mack recut ered a second Luin ble Al the Tampa 25 to Sel up \1 Del Greco s 2s-Tard thud Quarter i ski goal and ird Mak linebacker i j Junior resumed a is Laverde ii iut caption 25 Yards to the Hue. 2 before Lump uni through the end one Ulli is i Ouis leading i 7-7
