European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 15, 1991 the stars and stripes 9&is5s a a Page 21allen leads Raider win Over Cincy by Dave Goldberg los Angeles apr the los Angeles raiders moved within one game of returning to Balmy Tampa but the route there must be via the Snowbell. Marcus Allen rushed for 140 Yards in 21 carries Greg Townsend recorded three sacks and Jay Schroeder broke a 1010 tie with a 41-Yard fourth Quarter touchdown pass to Ethan Horton As the raiders beat the Cincinnati bengals 20-10 sunday. That paired them against the Bills in next weeks acc title clash at Buffalo. A we said All year that the Road to the super bowl goes through Buffalo. We re just Happy to be taking that path a said coach Art Shell a Hall of Fame tackle from the raiders glory years. A we played an excellent game in the sense that we did no to give up. We persevered even though we did no to take advantage of All our  it was the first postseason Victory for the raiders since they beat Washington 38-9 in Tampa in the super bowl that followed the 1983 season a game in which Allen was the map. In fact it was the first playoff game since 1985 for a franchise that was once once among the a Fly a  Angeles bounced Back from four mediocre seasons to win the acc West title with a 12-4 record this season. That Drew a turnout of 92,045 to the los Angeles coliseum the largest crowd in raiders history and largest in the nil this year. It Wasny to easy despite playing a Cincinnati team missing perennial All pro left tackle Anthony Munoz and left guard Bruce Reimers. And a team which got Only minimal play from its top running Back James Brooks who played with a dislocated left thumb. In addition Brooks and quarterback Boomer Esia son who completed 8 of 15 for 104 Yards and a touchdown played with the flu. A this game was very Tough a Allen said. A i know it see raiders on Page 23 amp a Cincinnati a Tim Krumrich grabs raiders running Back Marcus Allen 32 by the face mask in first Quarter  Allen raiders still around from sports wires los Angeles a before the season Marcus Allen reportedly asked the los Angeles raiders to Trade him. The word before the trading deadline in mid october was that he was on his Way to san Francisco. A a a a. But the trading deadline came and went and Allen is still around a and so Are the raiders. A. A. A Marcus was phenomenal a defensive tackle Bob Golic said after Allen gained 140 Yards on 21 carries sunday to Lead the raiders past Cincinnati 20-10 and into next sundays acc championship game at Buffalo. A a he a my hero. Its not just his Talent his ability. If he gets nicked if he gets Hurt he keeps on  a Marcus Allen was. Not criticized but challenged by some bengals during the week a raiders defensive end Howie Long said. A a in be said it before he a the toughest Guy in the  a whenever we need something done around Here it always comes Down to Marcus Allen a wide receive Tim Brown said. Allens Load was increased after to Jackson sustained what he later called a hip Pointer at the end of a 34-Yard run on the second playoff the third Quarter. The injury shelved Jackson for the rest of the game but afterwards Jackson said he intended to play against the Bills. Jackson gained 77 Yards on six carries before leaving. Allen picked up 79 Yards on . A we have two outstanding backs a raiders coach Art Shell said. A Marcus Allen has been the consummate team player. Its just the same kind of football he s been playing for us throughout his  despite the Trade rumours Allen said he never thought he would be playing elsewhere. A i enjoyed All the attention a he said. About Jackson a injury Allen said a ibo and i always knew if one of us got Hurt the other would have to pick up the Slack. Today it was my  it la be the raiders turn to see if anyone can beat the Bills at Buffalo next sunday. So far nine teams including the raiders have tried and nine have failed. A it s going to be a chilling experience a Brown said. A i guess you could say we owe them  Brown was referring to buffaloes 38-24 Victory Over the raiders on oct. 1, los Angeles first loss of the season. It was a game in which the raiders led 24-14 Early in the fourth Quarter before the Bills scored the games final 24 Points. Brown was involved in one of sundays biggest plays a on a third-and-20 play from the los Angeles 22 Early in the fourth Quarter he caught a 26-Yard pass from Jay Schroeder. Three plays later Schroeder threw a 41-Yard touchdown pass to Ethan Horton to snap a 10-10 tie and ensure the trip to Buffalo. A we came up with the big play to Tim Brown when we had to and that a what its All about this time of the season a Schroeder  was just a great individual Effort by Tim. He made a great move on it and got a big big play. A one Way or the other that was a big momentum  Brown caught the pass near the los Angeles 35 and broke one tackle to pick up the first Down. A it Wasny to a Tough catch at All the Ball was right in my face a Brown said. A after the catch you just try to get it up the  the bengals played without starting left guard Bruce Reimers ankle injury and All pro left tackle Anthony Munoz torn rotator cuff. Munoz was in uniform but said he was in too much pain to go. J a i  function a he said. A i was going nuts on the sideline but i Felt Kirk Scrafford would do a better Job. He did an excellent Job. We thought All week he  a on the first play i. Had a real Tough time i gave up a sack to Greg Townsend a said Scrafford who did Well afterwards. A it was an experience. I wish we could have had Anthony in there but he  go a a they made two plays that we did no to Cincinnati coach Sam Wyche said. A championships go to the teams that make those kinds of plays. A we had a Bunch of Guys banged up and others who  play a Wyche said. A we saddled it up and played with what we had and played one whale of a  the bengals committed just one penalty a on the first series of the game a and no turnovers. Fullback icky Woods bulled Lur 73 Yards on 11 carries and Brooks finished with 26 Yards on 11 attempts. A we were the Only ones who believed in ourselves a said Stanford Jennings who caught the 8-Yard to pass from Siason that tied it 10-10 with 11 49 remaining. A we had Guys come in and do a Good Job. We ran the Ball right Down their throats a on the to play to Horton Woods said it was the first time All season he was forced to cover a tight end on a deep route. However it was a route he had seen on film. A they run that play but its usually not with the tight end a he said. A against Minnesota last dec. 22 they did it with run Wingback Marcus Allen. A i was in perfect position. When Horton turned for the Balli turned. It was just a great  the bengals won the acc Central this season and a first round playoff game against Houston last week. But quarterback Boomer Esiason said in his eyes this year would not be judged a Success. A at this level second Best seventh Best whatever is not Worth it a he said. Quot we had every Opportunity to win this game but we just Carne up a few plays  television College basketball a Oklahoma at Missouri 1 30 . Wednesday