European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes Friday december 21, 1991 National football league injuries Jar by Greg Logan new Sdiey when the new York giants reached 70 and playoff excitement was building coach Bill Purcell sought to inject a note of caution by recalling the ankle injury that knocked quarterback Phil Simms out of a game against the Phoenix cardinals the previous week a things changed real last for everybody around Here when Phil went Down a Purcell said. The giants Buffalo Bills Chicago bears Kansas City chiefs Cincinnati bengals and Green Bay packers All were reminded again last weekend How fragile playoff aspirations depend to a Large extent on the health of a Good quarterback. None of the starting quarterbacks for those teams finished their games. The bears Jim i Arbaugh separated shoulder is out for the season and will be replaced by Veteran Mike Tomczak although coach Mike Ditka is impressed with Rookie Peter Tom Willis who led the bears final scoring drive in a 38-21 loss to the Lions sunday night. A a in a very in Trigue by what 1 saw from Willis Quot Ditka said. A but Mike will be our  Simms sprained. Foot and the Bills. Jim Kelly partially torn knee ligament and cartilage Are out for at least three weeks. Kelly is expected to be ready to play the weekend of Jan. 12-13, which is when the Bills would begin the playoffs if they beat the Miami dolphins sunday to win the acc East. If they lose the Bills might play a wild card game a week earlier with Frank Reich at quarterback. Chiefs quarterback Steve Deberg was released from the Hospital tuesday after having a Small pin implanted in the broken tip of the fifth Finger on his left hand. Deberg is listed As questionable for the chiefs game sunday at san Diego and he still is in pain. His replacement is Steve Pelluer. The playing status of the bengals Bodmer Esiason Groin and packers Anthony Dilweg sprained Arch also is in  a a a f a a a v. Until their Starling quarterbacks were Hurt the giants and bears appeared to have the Best Chance of challenging the dominance of the san Francisco 49ers and quarterback Joe Montana. But if the Philadelphia eagles and spectacular quarterback Randall. Cunningham can maintain a level of consistency they May be in the Best position to upset the 49ers. In the acc the Bills were by far the a a a v a Adt 1 2 1 it it a a St 1 it St it \ a % a a a Surv rap Chicago a a Jim Harbaugh a season ended sunday when Detroit cornerback Ray Crockett sacked him separating his shoulder. Best with Kelly and the chiefs looked Strong. Now the top quarterbacks left Are the dolphins Dan Marino and the Ollous ton oilers Warren Moon but their teams have been erratic. The oilers defense is suspect and the dolphins Are having problems running the Ball again. The los Angeles raiders May emerge As the most solid acc contender though quarterback Jay Schroeder often commits crucial mistakes., As for the giants the flip Side of Par cells remark about Simms earlier injury is that Jeff Hostetler came in and brought the Grants from behind to beat the cardinals their opponent sunday in Phoenix. Although Hostetler has a tendency to react to pressure by scrambling rather than hanging in the pocket the Way Simms does there May not be the drop off Many a fans fear. V v Quot �?o1 have a lot of respect for Phil Simms Quot eagles tackle Ron Heller told new Day. A a in a from new York and i Root for the giants except when they re playing us. It definitely will Hurt them but they re a Good team with a Good  not As / devastating As you May think.�?�. Bills linebacker Darryl Talley who went to West Virginia with Hostetler said the quarterback can do the Job. A Jeff is a Good quarterback. Hell pull it Down and run and he a not afraid to stick it up in there. Their game plan wont change with  a the 527-Yard passing performance by Moon against the chiefs was especially impressive because it came against the Best secondary in the nil. The chiefs held Moon to 99 Yards passing last season. Moon chose not to go for the record of 554 Yards when he had the Chance. A you done to Ever want to give a team a motivating Factor when you done to have to Quot Moon said a we might have to conic Back Here again in the  a when to Jackson has a run of 40 Yards or longer the raiders ate 8-0. Add his 88-Yard run sunday against the Beng als to previous runs that included 92, 91, 73,62 and 55  new Orleans saints feb Craig �?oiron-head1�?T Heyward whose weight has flue tufted Between 255 and 275 pounds said lie wants to be traded because he a tired of a starving myself Quot to meet weight limits prescribed by coach Jim  Washington redskins coach Joe Gibbs became the second coach in nil history to reach 100 wins in 10 seasons 100-50the raiders John Madden 103-32-7 was the first. A dolphins coach Don Shula on facing the Bills without injured a a Kelly a fall we have to go Back to is the game we played up there last year. They did no to have him arid they completely handled us it Wasny to a contest a Joe Gibbs has Washington hot in december again a a a by Jack Man the Baltimore evening Sun Herndon a. A the Washington redskins will go into the Loosier dome in Indianapolis saturday nigh t k now in g they need a Victory Over t he co 1 to b u t they wont know How. Badly they needed it until sunday afternoon. The skins 9-5 will be in a wild card game on the Jan. 5-6 weekend and it will probably be played in Frk stadium but that will be less probable if they fall into a tie with the Philadelphia eagles 8-6who play Dallas sunday afternoon. If that happens the redskins May have to beat the Buffalo Bills on the final sunday of the season to Quot keep the Honie Field advantage any Way they wind up tied the eagles Edge out the redskins with a better record in conference play  eagles could take Gas by blowing their last two they Are almost As unpredictable As their volatile coach buddy Ryan. And losing to Dallas and Phoenix Isnit All that hard. If the eagles wind up 8-8, Dallas would have Only to defeat Atlanta on the last sunday to become the redskins wild card opponent. Dallas could not  Home team in any Case w Ith a division record of 3-5 at Best. A. A a. V \ if. Philadelphia winds up third Best among the also rans if might have to face Chicago the pfc Centra Winner in the first round but not certainly. The giants 11-3 Are the pfc East winners and they get the Bye if they win either o their last two games. The giants without Phil Simms Are at Phoenix sunday and finish at new England. The first time the cardinals and giants met in the Meadowlands on oct. 21, Simms started but a knocked put. Phoenix had a 19-10 Lead in the last Quarter and Simms backup Jeff Hostetler led a wild rail a aided by one Benefit of the doubt Call by the official a to pull it out in the final seconds 20-19. If the giants lose their last two and the bears be a Tampa Bay and Kansas City the bears get the Weeke Oft to get ready for san Francisco. It is unlikely tin giants could lose to the eminently beatable patriots with or without a quarterback. But on any Given Day. Many of the redskins fears Are being dispelled thes Days or at least assuaged by the application of. The de Cember mystique a. I a the figures have been published Joe Gibbs team these 10 years have won 27 games and lost eight in be Cember. In the decembers of 1989-90 they Are 7-0. Why nobody knows but defensive coordinate Larry Peck Attillo advanced a theory. A we Empl Gasiz condition All year Quot he said. A so maybe our Guys Are stil in Good shape when the other teams Are getting