European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 18, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 21 i j % Vav t a if re it it a s a v i a a it r Quot 4 r. Warren Moon unloads a first Quarter pass that helped give him a Fly a second highest passing Day. Moon shreds chiefs with 527-Yard Effort by Doug Tucker Kansas City to. Apr after burning a Good Kansas City defense in the oilers 27-10 Victory for the second greatest passing Day in nil history Houston a Warren Moon made no attempt at false modesty a i am very proud of myself a said Moon whose 527 Yards fell 27 shy of Norm Van Brockling a 39-year-old record. A to hear what people were saying about me As a quarterback coming out of High school and College i really feel Good about where in be  Moon who went to the Canadian football league when he knew he was going to be ignored in the nil draft hit 27 of 45 passes for three touchdowns and no interceptions. His big Day against one of the leagues top defensive units kept the oilers 8-6 deadlocked with Pittsburgh atop the acc Central division and prevents eco the chiefs 9-5 from Locking up a wild card berth. Houston wide receiver Haywood Jeffirs set a 199091 season single game record for most reception Yard age. His 245 Yards included an 87-Yard touchdown strike m which he beat Stan Petry to give the oilers a 17-7 Lead Early in the third period. Quot he a a great player who had a great Day. He Hurt us today a said Petry. A the put on quite an exhibition i have no excuse. The 61,000 fans who filled Arrowhead stadium hoping to see the chiefs wrap up at least a wild card berth for Only their second playoff appearance in 19 years saw instead in the words of chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas a one of the most unbelievable incredible awesome displays any quarterback Ever put  the chiefs who had won four in a Row to tie los Angeles for the acc West Lead employed a variety of defences in a futile Effort to Stop Moon and Houston a run and shoot offence. Moon came into the game Lead my the nil in passing and rated As the no. 2 nil see oilers on Page 25 Lions hand bears 2nd straight loss Pontiac Mich. A Rodney peek had career highs of 310 passing Yards and tour touchdowns As 1 he Detroit Lions beat Chicago 38-21 sunday night putting a serious Dent in the rears chances for a first found Bye ii1 he nil playoffs. I lie rears 10-4 lost their second straight to fall a game behind the new York giants 11-3 in the pfc. Chicago would need to win both of its remaining games while the giants lose both of theirs to avoid playing a wild card team in the first round of playoffs. Peete completed 18 of 27 passes As the l ions 59 avenged a 23-17 overtime loss at Chicago a Soldier l Sejd two weeks ago. In the second Quarter Peete threw a 20-Yard id pass to Robert Clark a 44-yarder to Richard Johnson and a �1-yarder to Clark As the Lions overcame a 731 deficit to take a 21-7 halftime Lead. Peete hooked up with Terry Greer on a it its said scoring play in the third Quarter Bany Sanders had a 1 Yard to run in the fourth and Eddie Murray who became the first player in Lions history to score 1,000 Points kicked a 26-Yard Field goal. Brad Muster had a i Yard to run for Chicago in he first Quarter and Richard Dent returned a third Quarter Fumble 45 Yards for a hears touchdown. Jim a Arbaugh completed just four of 11 passes Lor 28 Yards for Chicago before going out with a dislocated right shoulder on his fourth sack with 6 09.lull in the third Quarter. _ _. Following a la Yard thanked punt by Detroit a Jint Arnold the bears went 31 Yards in five plays for m uster s 1-Yard scoring plunge with 2 22 left ill the first Quarter. The drive was aided by a 33-Yai i ence Call against Detroit a Leroy Irvin. Id pass jut Erfer Detroit responded with a. Nine play drive that covered 71 Yards. Clark made a Nice catch Over David tale for the score on the fourth snap of the second Quarter. On their next Possession the Lions covered k5 Yards in six plays Ine Hideg a 41-Yard pass Frimi la Eele to Cluck on a third-and-20 play from the Detroit 15. Johnson made the to catch Over Shaun Gayle with 7 32 left in the second Quarter. Murray spat kick which gave Detroit a 14-7 Lead was his 1,000th Point. 3 boars Rookie Mark Carrier ended the Lions next pos. So l ions on Pago 26 raiders Clinch raiders to Jackson Breaks tackle. On 88-Yard run to Bengal 1 by John Nadel los Angeles apr in the space of hours sunday the los Angeles raiders beat the Cincinnati bengals 24-7 and went from a probable ton shot in next months playoffs to a serious super bowl contender. A the bengals seemingly in control of their own destiny Are now in big trouble. Had the playoffs started before this weekends action the raiders would have played at Miami in an. Acc wild card game and would have had to win three Road games in As Many weeks to reach the super bowl now they re in a position to earn a first round Bye and the Host role in a second round game quarterback Jay Schroeder threw three touchdown passes two to Tim Brown As the raiders moved into first place in the acc West and clinched their first playoff berth in five years. Los Angeles 10-4 is now one game ahead of Kansas City with two remaining. To get the first round Bye and Host the so cd he round game the raiders have to win both remaining games or win one with the chiefs losing one of their two if the raiders and chiefs finish with the same record Kansas City will win the title by virtue of its sweep of los Angeles. The Victory was the third straight for the raiders after they lost to Kansas City 27-24 on nov. 25. They play at Minnesota saturday before finishing at Home against. San Diego. The bengals 7-7 fell one game behind  Pittsburgh in the acc can trial. A a v a v a had the bengals beaten the raiders they would have been in a position to win their division by winning their final two games no matter what Houston and Pittsburgh did. Now they need two victories and some help. A there is nothing we can do about the past so we must win the next two games quarterback Boomer Esiason said Cincinnati entertains Houston sunday and Cleveland to finish the season. The raiders Haven to been in the playoffs since going 12-4 to win the acc West title in 1985. 3 the raiders All but clinched the Victory when Schroeder a 1-Yard touchdown pass to Ethan Horton made it 24-7 with 9 07 left in the third Quarter. The score came Quot two plays after to Jackson exploded Tor 88 Yards to the Cincinnati 1. Jackson started to sweep left end before reversing his Field and racing Down the right sideline. A diving tackle by Cin Ein Natiw a Rod Jones kept Jackson from scoring. A this is the first time in be been caught from behind since my Junior year in College a a Jackson  completed 10 of 20 passes for 163 Yards and Wasny to intercepted or sacked Jackson led All rushers with 117 Yards on just eight carries Schroeder threw scoring passes of 5 and 44 Yards to Brown As the raiders took a 17-7 halftime Lead. Esiason a questionable starter because of a Groin injury gave the bengals a 7-0 Lead on his second pass of the game a 41-Yard touchdown strike to Tim Mcgee after just 4 03 if play. But the bengals  score again. The raiders tied t he game 7-7 on Schroeder a 5-yarder to Brown with 3 54 left in the first Quarter. The score was set up by riot. Ellison a interception and 1-Yard return to the Cincinnati 27-Yard line the raiders went ahead j4-7 with. 10 32 left in the first half As the Browne a 44-yarder from Schroeder capped an 80-Yard, five play drive. A 3 9-y a r d i i a d go a 1 by j e f f j a Ege r w i t h 45 seconds left in the  it 17-7. The raiders moved 59 Yards on 10 plays after Terry Mcdaniel intercepted a pass by Esiason in the eos Angeles end zone. Esiason was relieved by Erik Wilhelm with five minutes left in the third Quarter after completing just 7 of 17 passes for 34 Yards and throwing two interceptions