European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday january 8.1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 commentary the plight of the Hothouse teams when thrust into the cold Hothouse plants quickly Wither. And in he National fool Ball league playoffs two Hothouse cams accustomed to per forming in the 70-dc$rcc serenity of domed stadiums must now Cope with the big chill thai has Frozen much or the nation the Indianapolis Colts in Cleve land and inc Houston oilers in Denver. According to Long Range forecasts supplied by the National weather service Snow flumes with temperatures from 15 10 20 Degi pcs and a 15 Mph wind Ore expected in Cleveland on saturday but Denver should be Wanned by sunday with temperatures inthe Middle 40s." the Colts and inc oilers arc trying to minimize the big Chili Al cast publicly. Ron Meyer the Calls coach talks about How it s the same Tor both teams and Jerry Glanville instructed his oilers to practice with the same equipment like gloves thai they intend to Wear sunday. Temperatures in the High teens Are expected sunday in Chicago when inc scan play inc washing ton Rcd Skint and a High in the 50s" is expected saturday in san Francisco when the 49crs play an other Hothouse team the Minnesota Vikings. Through the years no Hothouse team qualified Tor inc super bawl primarily because none was Goodenough. Only the oilers got to the conference championship game in a Eold Cal her City. Their 1978 and1979 teams with Earl Campbell at his Best went to Pittsburgh where the so caters won those american conference lilies 34-5 and 27-13. The Road to the super bowl hum Phillips he the oilers coach said Al the Lime docs Chr Ouert v on the Road to Pittsburgh the 197 oilers did Wina playoff game in a cold weather City the Only hot House learn to do so. But when those oilers eliminated the new England patriots 31.14 in a divisional playoff the weather in Foxboro mass., at inc kicked was t too bitten a Cloudy 39 degrees. The patriots were much More bitter. Coach Chuck Fairbanks had Dave Anderson already arranged la desert to the University of Colo Rado two other Hothouse teams advanced to a championship game in a warm weather City and Boih lost to the raiders the 1983 Seattle so Hawks in los an gclcs30-4and the 967oilcn in Oakland 40-7. In the id-11 Overall playoff record of Hothouse teams they arc 5-1 in their Home domes and 5-10 on inc Road. In addition to the oilers Triumph in new England nine years ago two of inc other Road Victo Ries occurred in the warmth of Miami one in la
