European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes sunday december 22, 1991 today a pro football Ebert s saints marching into playoffs by Mel Reisner Tempe Ariz. A quarterbacks Bobby Hebert and Chris Chandler Are eager about getting their second straight starts sunday each for a different reason. The new Orleans saints have a shot at the pfc West title but Hebert insists he wants to win for the Sake of winning. A your records a whole lot better if you re m-5 than if you re 10-6. It just sounds better a he said. Hebert out Foi six weeks because of a shoulder injury came Back by passing for a career High 320 Yards monday night As the saints Defeated the los Angeles raiders 27-0. The Day before Chandler capped five weeks of cramming to learn a new system when he led the Phoenix cardinals against Denver. He was sacked five times including the final play of a 24-19 Victory by the Broncos. For him its like the song says a pick yourself up dust yourself off and Start All Over  the loss was the seventh straight and ninth in 10 games for Phoenix 4-11a record which has coach Joe Bugel scraping for incentives but not giving up. A if you let the Tough times break you Down and you panic a if you throw it in a you done to have a Chance because this league will eat you up a he said. The saints could use a Little help in their quest Tor the division title. The saints need Dallas to beat Atlanta. That game will end about the time new Orleans and Phoenix Start to play. Suppose Atlanta sews up the title before the saints play coach Jim Mora said he  worry about something he can to control a a there a always a lot to play for a Mora said. A just like Phoenix wants to win in the worst Way we want to win in the worst Way regardless of what anybody else does or any other factors  Hebert who completed 28 of 39 passes new Orleans quarterback Bobby Hebert shown Here in a sack by Chicago s Richard Dent came Back from a shoulder injury to Stop the saints four game slide monday night. Against the raiders fired up his team with his return. The saints had lost four straight behind backup Steve Walsh. A when you get your no. 1 quarterback and the quarterback is an important Posi Back anytime you have a starter Back at Tion and i think it helped but certainly any position it makes you a better team there were other reasons Why Quot Mora , Miami fight to survive in mediocrity Bow by the associated press the last nil playoff spot will be decided sunday in the mediocrity bowl featuring the new York jets and the Miami dolphins. If that is not enough to whet the appetite of any fan there is always the game of the weak Between Indianapolis and Tampa Bay. Should the jets beat the dolphins at Joe Robbie stadium not Only would they make the playoffs they would avoid a losing season. Their record is 7-8, while Miami is 8-7. If each team finishes at 8-8, new York would get the last wild card spot because of a sweep of the dolphins. Last week the jets lost 6-3 to new England the result of two misses on Short Field goal attempts. The dolphins lost 38-311 to san Diego when the chargers scored 28 Points in the final Quarter. As usual Miami will count on the passing of Dan Marino. The jets should be Able to run against the dolphins who rank next to last in the nil in defense against the Rush. Already in the playoffs Are Buffalo Houston Denver Kansas City and the los Angeles raiders in the acc and Washington Dallas Chicago Detroit Atlanta and new Orleans in the pfc. The Colls 1-14 have More incentive than the bucs 213 in their game at Tampa Bay. Should Tampa Bay lose it would get the second pick in the nil draft after the Colls who have clinched the first pick. Since the Colts own the Bucsi first round pick however they would get the first two selections should they win sunday. If Tampa Bay wins then Cincinnati gets to pick second. In saturday games Houston was to play at the new York giants and Green Bay at Minnesota. Other sunday matchup will have Detroit at Buffalo Atlanta at Dallas new Orleans at Phoenix Washington at Philadelphia Kansas City at the los Angeles raiders Denver at san Diego Cleveland at Pittsburgh new England at Cincinnati and the los Angeles rams at Seattle. Chicago plays at san Francisco monday  at giants the oilers the acc Centra champions Hope to  at cardinals achieve a club record 12lh regular season win by beating the giants for the first time in four meetings. The giants Are the eighth super bowl Champion not to make the playoffs the following  at Vikings the packers came in out of the cold in a bid to beat the Vikings for the second time this season. It was the last game for Minnesota coach Jerry Burns who is  at Bills Barry Sanders of the Lions 11-4who has carried 316 times for 1,440 Yards and 15 touchdowns will Duel with the Man he backed up at Oklahoma state a Thurman Thomas of the acc East Champion Bills 132thomas has rushed 288 times for 1,407 Yards with seven ads. The Lions can win the pfc Central title if they win and Chicago loses to san Francisco monday. Buffalo has won 17 straight games at  at cowboys the Falcons 10-5 can win the pfc West with a Victory Over the cowboys 10-5 or a loss by new Orleans. Last year Atlanta knocked the cowboys from playoff Contention with a 26-7 win on the final weekend of the new Orleans 10-5 Hopes to go into the playoffs on a two game winning Streak. The saints snapped a four game losing Streak last week when quarterback Bobby Hebert returned to action and led slew Orleans to a 27-0 Victory Over the raiders. The cardinals Are 4-11.redskins at eagles the redskins 14-1the pfc East Champion and assured of Home Field advantage through the playoffs can become the third team in nil history to win 15 regular season games. San Francisco did it in 1984 and Chicago in 1985. The eagles 9-6 Lead the nil in total defense pass defense and Rush  at raiders this will be a preview of a first round playoff game Between these two acc West rivals who each have 9-6 records. The Winner sunday will Host the playoff  at chargers the Broncos 11-4the acc West champions can earn a first round Bye in the playoffs with a Victory Over san Diego 4-11if the oilers lost to the giants  at steamers a Victory by the Steeles 6-9 would give them a Home sweep of acc Central foes Houston Cleveland and Cincinnati for the first time since 1984. Cleveland also has a 6-9  at bengals the patriots can close the season at 6-9 after going 115 in 1990 and can win three straight games for the first time since 1988. The bengals Are 2-13.rams at Saa Hawks the rams 3-12 would Send coach John Robinson out a Winner by snapping a nine game losing Streak. Robinson announced his resignation this week. Seattle 6-9 has failed to beat the rams in four meetings