European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday december 27, 1989 the stars and strip sports yanks Martin Dies in crash Binghamton . S said he wanted to a die a Yankee. He was his die Minne Sola Vikings won the pfc Ethwl title monday night beating Cincinnatrls-21 of Rich Karlis kicked five Field goals Chris Doleman led a league leading do Fonse that produced six turnovers and barely held off a late charge by the Beng als. The win in what amounted to a regu Lar season playoff game Between preseason super bowl favourites eliminated the bengals the defending acc champions from the playoffs and put Pittsburgh in As the second acc wild card. The result also knocked out Green Bay which lied Minnesota at 10-6 but was 5-3 in the division compared to 6-2 for Minnesota. The Vikings who finished 8-0 at Home now go on the Road to play either san Francisco or the new York giants in two weeks while the stellers in the playoffs for the first time in five years. Rams eases oers Nail Dov a wild cards by United press intentional the fuzzy nil playoff picture came into focus when Pivotal games on the final sunday of in Jeason and Minnesota s Victory Bondjr decided the postseason Fate fora Hasful of teams. The Indianapolis Colls were in a Posi Tion to de fac their own destiny a Victory Over the new Orleans saints would grave clinched an acc wild car berth for the Colts. But when Indianapolis suffered a 41-6 pounding in the sup Rome they were eliminated and the door was opened for six other acc teams looking for a wild card spot the result gave Houston an automatic berth but the second wild card spot was t decided until Minnesota s Victory at Cincinnati monday put arc at Houston next sunday in the acc wild card game. Karlis had first half Field goals of 31.37, 22, 42 and 24 Yards and Wade Wil son threw for 264 Yards in the first two Wrilds alone but just 39 in the second Nakas Minnesota scored on its first five Poss Sims took a 22-7 halftime Lead then Wertke defense take Over. It was almost 3 fatal error. Boomer Estason sacked six times threw a 65-Yarotp pass to Rodney Man on the third Ploof the second a then combined Wilh Labaig Tayl uni an 18-Yardcr with 8 49 no that Cut it to 22-21. He finish prof 54 for367 Yards. But the Vikings Ca Madsack w54i a 67-Yard drive aided in Polf Tutics against Cincinnatus put the game a i on Wilson s 1-Rffd to pass to Back tight end bunt Novoselsky with 4 1 left. Novojosky who had three re cup see vikes on Page 23 nil Roundup the Pittsburgh St Celers in the los Angeles raiders needed to beat the new York giants to take advantage of the Indianapolis loss but were eliminated when they lost 34-17. The giants clinched the pfc East with the Tri also could t take advantage of the Opportunity and was eliminated of loss to Kansas City. The chiefs needed Pittsburgh to lose As Well and therefore were eliminated by the St Celers Victory Over Tampa a Peclers needed the raiders and bengals to lose to claim the last of child card berth. That s what happened As Pittsburgh completed a remarkable see nil on Page 23 a pack of bengals descends on Minnesota s Herschel Walker and Kirk ism Fermila 63
