European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 24,1990 a i the stars and stripes Page 21 4 St _ i a Colts top skins on pass theft by Steve Herman Indianapolis apr the Indianapolis Collso a playoff chances ate out of their hands even saturday nights 35-28 Victory Over Washington on a 25-Yard interception return by Rookie Alan Grant in the final minute settled nothing Quot who knows a said quarterback Jeff George whose three touchdown passes included one that tied the game with just Over a minute to go. A i know we re Good enough to be a playoff team a we be proven that. Well just have to see George said. The redskins 9-6 had already clinched their first pfc playoff berth in three years. The Indianapolis Victory kept alive the Colts slim Hopes for an acc wildcard berth. Indianapolis 7-8 still needs to beat Miami next week. Even that wont be enough if either Cincinnati Pittsburgh or Seattle also wins on sunday. A i just dropped Back in a Short zone and was in Between two receivers a said Grant whose interception off Mark Rypien was the first of his career and gave him his first nil touchdown. Quot i saw he was getting pressure and was going to get rid of the bail really Quick a the Rookie defensive Back said. Quot just As he released it 1 stepped in front of the receiver. It happened so Quick. The Ball was just there. I can to describe it it happened so fast. It was All on  the redskins appeared to have the game under control after two touchdown passes by Rypien and four Field goals by Chip Lohmiller including a Carcer Best 56-Yardcr. Lohmiller a fourth Field goal a 27-Yardcr with 4 15 to go put the redskins up 28-21. The Colls had to punt on the next Possession but got the Ball Back with two minutes to go after Clarence Verdin returned a Short Washington punt to the redskins 37, Washington was called for encroachment one of 14 penalties on the redskins putting Indianapolis at the 32. After an incomplete pass George then completed Lorec straight including a 12-Yardcr to Hill Brooks for the tying touchdown with 1 21 to go. Rypien who completed is of 37 passes for 249 Yards started the next drive at the redskins 21. Twenty five seconds later Grant picked off the pass and ran untouched into the end zone. Quot they deserve it. They won it. We made the mistake a Washington coach Joe Gibbs said. Quot there were key plays. You can to take anything away from them. We just did not have what it takes. The credit goes to Indianapolis. They did an extremely great Job a Gibbs said. George hit 18 of 33 passes for 252 Yards including see Colts on Pago 26 Tymi Venadel Minneapolis apr a month ago after losing their third game in four weeks the los Angeles raiders seemed in danger of missing the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Y a. A Quot Quot a a at that time the raiders vowed not to lose another game. They Haven to. / Quot we re 4-0 now. We have one More to go. This team seems pretty Well focused on that a coach Art Shell said saturday after his raiders 11-4 beat the Minnesota Vikings 28-24 to move within one game of their first acc West title since 1985. Quot everyone is making a contribution toward that  especially quarterback Jay Schroeder who has thrown 10 touchdown passes since enduring a 20-Quarter drought. A a a. A a a a. A y a a v. A Quot i told everyone in training Camp that you can judge me by the wins and losses a said Schroeder who passed for a career High four touchdowns and 234 Yards saturday. A a in be been criticized but in be been in the league Long enough to let things go in one ear and out the other. Shell said most of the criticism was undeserved. _ Quot we lost two games and everybody wanted to Bury the Guy a he said a Jay Schroeder s our quarterback Ana he a deserving to be our quarterback. Ail nes done is Lead us to 11 wins this year a a the raiders already guaranteed a wild card berth can win the division with a Victory against san Diego next week or with a loss by Kansas City which played at san Diego on sunday Ana travels to Chicago this  a. A a. A a a in a the eternal Pessimist a said Howie Long who see raiders on Page 26 raiders Elvis Patterson runs into Vikings punter Harry Newsome drawing a roughing the kicker penalty. By de Shearer Atlanta apr Scott Case returned an interception 36 Yards for a touchdown helping quarterback Hugh Millen win for the first time As an nil starter As the Atlanta Falcons downed the los Angeles rams 20-13 sunday. The Falcons 4-11 snapped a seven game losing Streak a third longest in team history a and handed the struggling rams 5-10 their third setback in a Row. The first touchdown of cases career came less than two minutes into the game when he made a diving interception off Jim Everett got to his feet and raced for the end zone. Less than two minutes later Millen connected with a diving George Thomas on a 53-Yard pass to the los Angeles 7, setting up a 21-Yard Field goal by Greg Davis that had the Falcons ahead 10-0 with 9 30 still remaining in the opening period the Falcons added 10 More Points in the second Quarter a a an 11-Yard touchdown run by Mike Rozi Erand a 23-Yard Field goal by Davis 30 seconds before halftime. Millen hit on 13 of 21 passes for 178 Yards Everett hit on Only 13 of 40 passes for 171 Yards with two interceptions Rozier had 102 Yards on 21 carries. The outcome left the rams with their first 10-loss season since finishing 6-10 in 1981 and in danger of losing 11 for the first time since the 1962 team went 1-12-1. Los Angeles ends the season at new Orleans next monday night. The rams took advantage of Atlanta mistakes for their touchdown and two Field goals. Los angles Cut the Lead to 10-7 on Cleveland Gary a 7-Yard run in the final minute of the first Quarter. The score was set up when Alvin Wright jarred the Ball Loose from Atlanta a Tracy Johnson with Mike Wilcher recovering on the Falcon 11. It was the first score in the opening period against the Falcons in 10 games. Mike Lansford kicked a 19-Yard Field goal in the second Quarter to end a 77-Yard drive extended at the Start when the Falcons were penalized 15 Yards for roughing the kicker Jim Everett connected with Willie Anderson on a 47-Yard pass to the Atlanta 24 and a 12 Yard roughing penalty on Jessie Tuggle was tacked on setting up the Field goal. A Lansford also had a 25-Yard Field goal in the third Quarter after Deion Sanders fumbled away the second half Kickoff recovered by Anthony Newman on the Atlanta 28, Sanders had a 50-Yard Kickoff return to set up Roziers touchdown in the second Quarter and Millen completed live passes for 55 Yards in the 64-Yard drive to Davis Field goal just before halftime