European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday tuesday december 25/26,1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 Browns win acc Central by Dave Goldberg Houston a the Cleveland Browns discovered saturday night what they May have known most Folh cycad. Without Kevin Mack they re an Ordinary team. With him. They re the acc Central Champion. Mack who missed most of the season while jailed for a drug conviction and then with an injured knee scored from 4 Yards out with 39 seconds left saturday night to give the Browns a 24-20 Victory Over Houston and their fourth division title in five years. The to capped a 58-Yard drive that began with 2 30 left. And it began two minutes after Houston had come Back from a 17-0 deficit to Lake a 20-17 Lead on a 27 Yard to pass from Warren Moon to Drew Hill. Mack activated just three weeks ago after leading Cleveland in Rushing the past five years had 27 of his 62 Yards on the winning drive. The Victory gave Cleveland a 9-6-1 record and guaranteed they will play Host to a playoff game in two weeks. Houston. V-7. Can still make the playoffs As a wild card if either Indianapolis loses to new Orleans on sunday or Cincinnati loses to Minnesota on Mon Day. It will be interesting to Sec what happens the next couple of  said Houston coach Jerry  Ille. As confused about the acc playoff picture As most people. If we get in. It will Only be because someone is watching Over  said Moon. The Browns jumped off to a 17-0 Lead on Matt Bahr s 32-Yard Field goal on the first series of the game and touchdown passes from Kosar of 68 Yards to Eric Metcalf and 40 to Webster Slaughter. The play to met calf was a Short pass on which the Rookie in Agge most of the Way on his own. But he left the game shortly afterwards with a bruised foot. Tony zen Dajas 32-Yard Field goal with 14 seconds left in the Hall Cut it to 17-3. And then Moon hit Hill for a 9-Yard score after a 73-Yard drive on the first Possession of the second half. Moon completed 32 of see Browns on Page 26 redskins shut out Seattle Seattle a the Washington redskins behind the passing of marry pics and the running of Earnest byner. Shut out the Seattle sea Hawks 29 0 saturday. Washington won its last five games to finish 10-6 but did not make the playoffs. They also kept Seattle s Steve Largen from extending his nil record for Ca reer touchdown catches in his final game. Largent 35. Caught two passes for 41 Yards to extend his consecutive game reception record to 177. It was an emotional Lime for me said Largent. Who completed his 14-year nil career. But i m pretty disgusted with the Way we  still. Largent tried to took at the Posi Tive Side of the Day. After the game. I said to his team Matesi Don t want anyone feeling bad for me because of the game or the  he said i be had so Many Good things happen in my career this game was really  the redskins applauded Largent. Who finished his career with 819 catches. 13,089 receiving Yards and 100 touch Down receptions. Large no s career is a fantastic Testi Mony to what s Good in the  redskins coach Joe Gibbs said. Every body in the nil will miss  Rypien completed 22 of 31 passes for 290 Yards and Gary Clark caught nine of them for 149 Yards. Included was a 44-Yardtouchdown grab in the third Quarter. Byner scored on runs of 2 and 8 Yards. Washington missed the playoffs forthe second straight season after winning super bowl xxi. You re not satisfied when you Don t make the playoffs. But the Way we finished makes me eager for the Start of next year byner said. The sea Hawks 7-9 were eliminate from the playoffs when Buffalo beat the new York jets 37-0 earlier saturday. I Don t really think that had any Al feel on the Way we played Largent said. The sea Hawks. Who had a three game see redskins on Page 26 an sports television College football Aloha Bol Michi Gan state at Hawaii 9 30 . Monday. Pro football Cincinnati at Minnesota 3 . Tuesday. The jets Bobby Humphry right nearly intercepts a pass intended fur Buffalo s Andre Reed in saturday s game. Bills wrap up acc East by Jimo connf.1.1. A sports writer last Rutherford . It May not have been As Early As last sea son but the Buffalo Bills arc acc East champions. The clincher came in week 12 last season and this year it was on the sat urday of the last weekend. Both Clinch ers however were at the expense of the new York jets. Jim Kelly s two touchdowns led the ills to a 37-0 Victory one As one sided As last year s divisional race. Last year it was Early this year it was struggle struggle but we re there  Buffalo nose tackle Fred scr Las said. There was no struggle for those on the jets Side saturday except for the few fans who ventured to giants stadium. The game started with the tempera lure at 16 degrees and the wind chill Factor at minus-11. There were 21,148 in attendance but there were 55,743no-shows, believed to be an nil re Cord. It was t a real slinging wind Buffalo coach Marv Levy said. It was one of the nicer Days we be seen in a Long  the weather and the loss weren t All that made it a Bleak Day for jets coach Joe Walton. It has widely been speculated this was his last game As jets head coach after taking Over for the198 3 season. If you slay in this business Long enough there Are going to be bad times said Walton who said he wants to return next season. Ill meet with the team tomorrow thank them and wish them a merry Christmas an Happy new  the Bills who had lost five of seven snapped a three game losing Streak with the easy win and they enter the playoffs with a 9-7 Mark. Is it a Relief to win it Levy asked repeating a question. There s always that pressure but it is Sweet. We a struggled hard to gel Here. We have been in first place for 32 straight weeks. It s hard to please  division title was the sixth for the Bills who lost to Cincinnati in the acc championship game last season. This team deserves a lot of credit Levy said. They Hung in there and won the division by earning  the jets who lost to Buffalo 34-3 earlier in the season finished 4-12,their worst Mark since a 4-12 record in 1980. Kelly played Well into the fourth Quarter and finished ij-for-21 for 208 Yards with Andre Reed being his favorite receiver six catches for 80yards. We were the Bills of the first five games today Reed said. Our offence see Bills on Page 26