European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Coming Back to Complete a sack at Buffalo defensive tackle Bruce Smith 78 joins with teammate Cornelius Bennett 97 to sack new York jets quarterback Ken of Brien on sunday in Buffalo . The game was the first since september for Smith last seasons nil defensive player of the year who has been rehabilitating an injured knee and claimed to being a a Tad slow after his Layoff. Even with a sub Par Smith the Bills overcame the stubborn jets 24-13 to Clinch their fourth straight acc East championship. Redskins race past rams to pfc East division title by Ken Peters Anaheim Calif. A when it comes to division titles the sooner always is the better. The Washington redskins won the pfc East a lot sooner than anyone could have expected. Losers a week ago the redskins became division champions sunday As they Jed the los Angeles rams 27-6 to Clinch their fifth Nec East championship in 10 years and first since 1987. Washington 12-1 was beaten 24-21 by Dallas the previous week. A we did t figure it the division title would come this soon but we re excited about where we Are right now a said Mark Rypien who threw for three touchdowns against the troubled rams 3-10. A now we go on from Here getting Home Field advantage and pressing on to the playoffs Quot Rypien Addea. Coach Joe Gibbs who guided the redskins to five division crowns six play off berths and two super bowl victories in his previous 10 years at the Helm said a a in a thrilled for the redskins. We have a Chance now to hopefully wrap up the Home Field that a what we would like to do  asked if the loss to the cowboys might have served As a makeup Call for the redskins Rypien said a we got beat last week by a team that physically came out and whipped us. That s going to happen  a i was More concerned about this week a coming out Here and playing a team like the rams. For the first half they did play hard but we finally got things  ahead just 7-6 at halftime Washington opened the game up with two touchdown passes by Rypien in the third Quarter. First he connected with Ricky Sanders on a 30-Yard scoring pass for a 14-6 Lead. Then Ricky Ervins turned a screen pass into a 24-Yard to later in the period. Rypien completed is of 24 for 269 Yards against the rams who have one of the a Fly a weakest pass defences. Although the rams played the redskins close in the first half Rypien gave Washington the Lead for Good when he found Terry Orr alone behind the la secondary for a 47-Yard touchdown the second time the redskins had the Ball. The redskins defense which limited the sputtering rams to a pair of first half Field goals also came up with a big play Early in the third Quarter. Cornerback Martin Mayhew stripped Flipper Anderson of the Ball and Wilber Marshall recovered at the los Angeles 34. Three plays later Rypien threw to Sanders to give Washington some breathing room. While the redskins wrapped up the East title the rams clinches the cells the pfc West. The stars and stripes december 3,1991 Page 28 Lar in inside sports. 1 49ers extend saints slide a Page 21 a Fly a week 13 in pictures a Page 22 Stewart skins Field for $260,000 a Page 25 Texas Grid coach quits a Page 27 bengals exploit giants breakdowns Cincinnati a new quarterback same old problems for the super bowl Champion new York giants. Phil Simms replacing injured Jeff Hostetler threw two first half touchdown passes in his first Start of the season to stake the giants 7-6 to a 10-Point Lead. Then the offence fizzled As it has done for most of the season and the defense and special teams self destructed with the game on the line. Jim breeches 35-Yard Field goal put Cincinnati ahead to stay and Mitchell Price returned a punt 78 Yards for a clinching touchdown to give the bengals a 27-24 Victory sunday. Ame with a lot of help from a giants de the bengals 2-11 got Back in the i help Ense missing linebacker Lawrence Taylor out with a sprained knee. Breech kicked a 35-Yard Field goal to Cut the Lead to 17-10 late in the third Quarter. The giants then committed three third Down penalties to help the bengals drive 58 Yards for a tying to a third Down roughing the passer penalty on Pepper Johnson and a pair of pass interference penalties on Everson Walls set up Harold Green s 1-Yard run that tied it at 17 Early in the fourth Quarter. Simms then threw three incompletion and a banged up Boomer Esiason led the bengals to the go ahead Points. Esiason playing with a sore passing shoulder and hand threw a 38-Yard pass to Eddie Brown to get within Field goal Range. Walls also had his third interference pen Alty on the drive. Breeches second 35-Yard kick put Cincinnati ahead with 7 10 left and the bengals last in the nil with just 11 sacks in 12 games a had consecutive sacks to Force another punt from Sean Landeta. Price took it weaved through the first line of Tacl Ders and sprinted to Ute third longest punt return for a touchdown in club history. Simms completed 26 of 44 for 296 Yards without an interception. E see ars and stripes