European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday wednesday january 1/2,1991 the stars and stripes a Page 21oilers Carlson run gun Down Steeles by Dave Goldberg Houston a the Houston oilers ran and shot their Way into the nil playoffs sunday night and brought Cincinnati in with them As Cody Carlson did a perfect imitation of injured pro bowl quarterback Warren Moon Carlson making his first Start since 1988 completed 22 of 29 passes for 247 Ards and three touchdowns As the oilers eat Pittsburgh 34-14. His performance shattered a Pittsburgh defense that Hadnot allowed a to in its last three games. The Steeles entered the game ranked first in the league on defense. Lorenzo White rushed for 90 Yards As part of a 194-Yard Effort As the oilers Triumph helped Knock the Steeles and Seattle out of the playoffs. After missing a Field goal Early the oilers scored on five straight possessions. They took a 24-0 halftime Lead As Carlson hit 16 of 21 passes for 156 Yards. White rushed for 71 More in a first half total of 264 Yards against a team that had allowed just 246 per game. The results left Houston Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Seattle All tied at 9-7. The bengals claimed the Central division title because they had the Best intr division record 5-1. Houston won the final wild card spot Over the Steeles and sea Hawks because its conference record of 8-4 is the Best of the three. I a Houston will play next week in Cincinnati where it lost 40-20 last week As Moon sustained a dislocated right thumb. That Loury was supposed to leave the oilers with Little Chance to make the playoffs for a fourth straight season. Only san Francisco has a longer playoff Streak. _ but Carlson making just the sixth Start of his four year career was Superb. His performance in Houston a run and shoot offence was close to the Best of Moon who had 4,689 Yards in 15 games. A a a a a a. Carlson threw for a 14-Yard to to Ernest Givins a 3-yarder to Drew Hill then hit Haywood Jeffires for 53 Yards in the third Quarter after Pittsburgh had scored on its first Possession. White ran 1 Yard steel Erst Carnill Lake shoves oilers receiver Drew Hill out of Bounds at 1-foot line. For the first score. The defense meanwhile controlled Bubby Buster and the Pittsburgh offence. Rookie linebacker Lamar Lathon the oilers first round draft pick made several big plays m his first is jul Start and Ray Childress contributed a sack that stopped Pittsburgh a Only first half threat. Buster finished 15 of 26 for 240 Yards. Eric Green had seven catches for 105 Yards. Houston ran 18 plays to Pittsburgh a. / la. One while taking a 7-0 Lead in the first nine minutes. The oilers took the opening Kickoff 40 Yards to the Pittsburgh 33, but Teddy Garcia missed a 50-Yard Field goal. Then Lathon knocked the Ball Loose from Tim Worley on Pittsburgh a first play and John Grimsley recovered at the 36. Eight plays later on fourth Down White went in from the 1 on fourth Down. It was the first touchdown in 15 quarters against the steel Erst defense. Young lifts 49ers Over Minnesota. So a a a a a. A. By Mike Nadel Minneapolis a whether a Young left Hanger or sore Guy named Joe is running the show the san Francisco 49ers know they re going to win. And their opponents know the 49crs arc going to win too. A if we pc got time on the clock we re going to get the Ball into the end zone a a Jerry Rice said. A a we be always got somebody in the Ideal position to make a big  Steve Young was in the Ideal place at the right time sunday. He came off the Bench at halftime to relieve Joe Montana and rallied the 49crs to a 20-17 Victory Over the Minnesota Vikings. 1 Youngs 34-Yard touchdown pass to John Taylor with 29 scion of to go enabled san Francisco 14-2 to become the first team in nil history with three seasons of 14 or More victories. / Montana l has led these comebacks countless times before. Last week Young had the Chance but the 49ers lost 13-10 to new Orleans. A both of them Are offensive stars a san Francisco Scharles Haley said. A Steve told me last week that quarterbacks pre expected to win the game. His goal this week was to pull it out at the  coach Jerry Burns Wasny to surprised when Young did. A it epitomizes the whole season. We had our Chance to win the game and we  Stop them a bums said. A i just had a premonition they a go right Down and score and we  of top them. The secondary play was sick. The pass Rush. The whole thing. A they know How to win and this see 49ers on Page 26raiders win cop acc West Crown los Angeles a Jay Schroeder threw a 17-Yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith with 3 53 remaining sunday giving the los Angeles raiders a 17-12 Victory Over the san Diego chargers and their first acc West championship in five years. The raiders drove 80 Yards in la plays for the winning touchdown after a 21-Yard Field goal by John Carney gave san Diego a 12-10  winning their fifth straight game the raiders 124 earned a Bye in the first round of the playoffs and will play Host to a second round game Jan 12 or 13.-Schroeder completed All five of his passes for 70 Yards on the winning drive after suffering through a horrendous afternoon. He finished with 11 completions in 22 attempts for 162 Yards without an interception. He was sacked three Wirries. The touchdown pass was Schroeder a 11th in the last four games. Smith led the raiders in Rushing with 38 Yards on seven carries. To Jackson was held to 28 Yards on 11 carries. After the winning score the chargers moved to the los Angeles 46-Yard Lille. But after three plays lost one Yard Rookie John Friesz threw an incompletion with 45 seconds to play and the raiders ran out the clock. / the chargers finished at 6-10 record for the third straight year but outplayed the raiders through much of the game. A. San Diego a Rod Bernstine led All rushers with 114 Yards on 27 carries. Friesz playing in his first nil game completed 11 of 22 passes for Sards and one touchdown with one interception a carneys Field goal with 11 36 remaining came three plays after a 90-Yard Kickoff return by Donnie elder. The raiders went ahead 10-9 1 57 earlier on a 45-Yard Field a bal by Jeff Jaeger. Lbs Angeles moved 36 Yards in eight plays with 30 of the Yards coming on a pass from Schroeder to Willie Gault. Quot. The drive came after Carney missed a 54-Yard Field goal. Carney had made 18 of his 19 previous tries but. His longest was from 43 Yards. A. The chargers moved 79 Yards on 11 plays after receiving the opening Kickoff to position themselves for a 19-Yard Field goal by Carney. The big play of the no Orch was a a 41-Yard run by Ronnie Harmon the longest of his nil career and the longest allowed by the raiders this year. The chargers forced a punt and moved from their 16 to the raiders 35. On first Down a deep pass was intercepted by Mike Harden who returned the Ball 15 Yards to the los Angeles 24. The raiders then moved 76 Yards on 10 plays and a big penalty to take a 7-3 Lead. Marcus Allen scored on a 1-Yard run after los Angeles used a 45-Yard pass inter Ference penalty against Sam Seale to move from the 50 to the san Diego 5. Friesz threw a 7-Yard touchdown pass to Craig me Wen with 1 55 left before halftime to give the chargers a 9-7 Lead carneys conversion was blocked by Scott Davis. A. A a a a a a a on their second Possession of the third Quarter the raiders moved from their 20-Yard line into san Diego territory. But on fourth-and-1 from the chargers 38, Allen lost a Yard. The chargers moved to the los Angeles 36, where the defense held and Carney missed his Long Field  football on an Central european time television Cotton bowl Miami is. Texas 7 30 . Tuesday _ Rose bowl to War is Washington 10 45 . Tuesday. Orange bowl Colorado is. Notre Dame 2 . Wednesday. Radio Florida Citrus bowl Georgia tech is. Nebraska 7 30 . Tuesday. Fiesta bowl Alabama is. Louisville 10 30 . Tuesday. Orange bowl 2 . Wednesday. A \