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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 12,1938 the stars and stripes Page 21 former Jet Joe Klecko 73who now plays for Indianapolis had hand in lie incomplete pass Aboul to be thrown by new York quarterback pal Jan. The jul won 34-16 saturday. Bears nip Lions for division title by the associated press Chicago Kevin Butler kicked a 32-Yard Field goal with four seconds left As the Chicago bears clinched their fifth straight pfc Central Lilly with a 13-12 Victory Over inc Detroit Lions. Minnesota lost 10 Green Bay allowing the bears 12 3, to Lake the division title with a week remaining inthe regular season. The Vikings and bears Eccl next monday night in Minnesota. With Chicago trailing 12-10, Jim Harbaugh used a 17-Yard pass to Dennis Mckinnon and an 11-Yard pass10 James Thornton to help move the bears from their own 30 with five minutes remaining to inside the de troit 15 to set up Butler s second Field goal of the game. On the previous series the Lions moved 80 Yards with Garry James diving Over from the i to put de Triol ahead 12-10 with 5 48 to go. Al Harris blocked the extra Point attempt by de Murray which turned out to be the margin of Victory. Harbaugh ran 4 Yards up the Middle on a Quarter Back draw for a touchdown with 4 05 left in the third Quarter to put injury Riddle Chicago ahead 10-6. Dur ing the 74-Yard scoring drive Harbaugh ran 19 Yards to Midfield and passed 22 Yards to Dennis Mckin onto move Chicago to the Detroit 10. Harbaugh a third Stringer completed 18 of 26 passes far 174 Yards. Mike Tomczak dressed for the game but did t play and Jim Mcmahon the bears no. I quarterback missed his sixth straight game with a twisted knee. Lions quarterback Rusty Hilgh completed 13 of 28 passes for 195 Yards. Neither quarterback had an in err caption. A " / a von a Day when the temperatures were in the teens and the Windmill Factor was near Zero the Lions look a 6-3 Lead on de Murray s second Field goal a 44-Yard or Early in the third Quarter. Hilger set up the 3-Pointcr with a 40-Yard pass to Steve starring. The Lions who have lost nine in a Row to Chicago fell 10 4-11.in other Early nil games sunday giants 28, chiefs 12 East Rutherford n j. Phil Simms Redis covered Light end Mark Bavaro for two touchdowns nil Roundup and Ottis Anderson and Maurice Carthon added fourth Quarter scores As the new York giants inched closer 19 heir second pfc East title in three years with a Victory Over the Kansas City chiefs. The giants. 10-5 after winning their third in a Row can win the division title next week by defeating the new York jets Here. New York still was not assured Ofa playoff berth however and enters inc final week of the season with a one game Lead Over Philadelphia 9 6. See Story on Page 23. A flee two teams finish in a tic the eagles who play Dallas next weekend would win he division because they beat the giants twice.  giants never trailed against Kansas City but they did not look As Good As they did last week i routing Phoenix. New York struggled on offence against the chiefs 4-10-1. But managed four scoring drives relying on the running of Joe Morris a season High 140 Yards and timely passes by is turns who hit six of 5 passes for 93 Yards. The Tim Eliest passes were to Bavaro who had caught just 14 in the last seven weeks and Only two touch Downs All season his last one eight weeks ago. Against the chiefs Simms twice found Bavaro in a seam of Azone defense for touchdowns. The first covered 12 Yards in the first Quarter and gave new York a 7-0 Lead and the second was for 24 Yards in third Quarter and gave the giants a 14-6 Lead. In Between Nick Lowry was putting up All the Points for Kansas City 0-6-1 on the Road. After miss ing a 29-yarder into a stiff wind in the second Quarter he connected on Field goals of 31, 51, 46 and 41, the last bringing the chiefs within 14-12 on the last play of the third Quarter. ,. However the giants put the game away with drives of 56 and 51 Yards. Anderson capped the longer drive with a 2-Yard run with 9 38 to play and Carthon scored from s Yards with 2 30 to go. Bills 37, raiders 21 Orchard Park . Robb Riddick score Don two Short touchdown runs As the Buffalo Bills Redis covered a running game and snapped a two game los ing Streak with a Victory Over the los Angeles raiders. The acc Easl champions who rushed for Only 149 Yards in their lost two games gained 255 Yards on the ground against the raiders. Rookie Thurman Thomas led the Way with 106 Yards and a touchdown in i 4 carries. Trie Victory gave the rills the Best record in the acc 12-3, with one Samc remaining. The raiders dropped to 7-8 but still have playoff  Schroeder threw two touchdown passes for los Angeles while Sieve Smith caught a scoring pass and also ran for a touchdown. A wind Thill Factor of minus-14 did t Stop 77,348 fans from helping the Hills establish an nil record for Home attendance this season with 622,793, Healing the previous Standard of 622,593 set by Detroit in 1980. The Bills broke open the game with 13 second Quarter Points As the raiders turned Over the Ball twice. In the period. Cowboys 24, redskins 17washington Steve Pelluer threw three touchdown passes to Rookie Michael Irvin. The last one with 4 50 left As Dallas ended a 10-game losing Streak and eliminated Washington from playoff Contention. Irvin had scored Only two touchdowns in his pre Vious 14 games. His final to of the Day came four plays after Robert Williams intercepted a Mark Rypien pass and resumed it 12 Yards to the redskins 24. On third-and-9 from the 12, Irvin slipped behind cornerback Dennis Woodburry and gathered in a Pel Luer pass in the right Side of the end , a replacement for the injured Darrell Green was burned for All three of Irvin s scores. Green left the game in the second Quarter with a fractured  redskins who earlier fought Back from a 14-Pmnt deficit almost pulled even again after Doug Williams moved them from their is to the cowboys1 l3. But four straight incompletion killed  l s9lefl. Williams who missed much of the second half with a. Bruised right shoulder had one final Chance to Force Over Lime. But i fourth Down pass in the end zone to do Warren was tipped away by Michael Downs with 22 seconds remaining. Pelluer enjoying a third straight impressive Outing after a two game benching completed 21 of 35 passes for 333 Yards imn had six catches for 149 Yards  
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