European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 the stars and stripes sports Friday november 27, 1992saints remain sinners to Grid experts fans by Mary Foster a sports writer new Orleans a the new Orleans saints Are the a Fly a Best kept secret. They keep on winning and keep on being ignored. A a it a incredible a quarterback Bobby Hebert said. A a we be Only lost three times and those weren to beatings and St ill people act like we re barely getting by. Maybe this will shut some people  despite their 8-3 record doubters pointed out that the saints Hadnot beaten a winning team. Monday nights 20-3 Victory Over the defending super bowl Champion Washington redskins 6-5 ended that. The saints have beaten Chicago Atlanta Detroit the los Angeles rams Phoenix Tampa Bay new England and Washington. Their losses were to Philadelphia and twice to san Francisco. A i guess when we get to the super bowl people will still be saying a they can twin the big one. They can to beat a winning team. They wont Ever get Over the Hump a a linebacker Rynaldo Turnbull said. A what arc we supposed to do revise our schedule we play them the Way they re lined  the lineup is a Tough one at this Point. The Washington game was the first of three in 11 Days for new Orleans. On sunday the saints face the Miami dolphins 8-3 and the following thursday night the Atlanta Falcons 4-7. The saints finish out with the rams Buffalo and the new York jets. �?o1 think we be shown that we can play anyone any time any place a linebacker Pat Swilling said. A if you just give up three Points to the super bowl champs i done to care what anyone says its a great  others agree. A a i think they arc very solid a Washington coach Joe Gibbs said. A they have a great scheme. A we play them we have great respect for them great defense they re very Tough to Block on the  maybe that a the problem. The saints feature great defense plodding offence and an outstanding kicking game led by Morten Andersen. They do not feature dazzling personalities big play potential or sparkling game plans. All they do is try to get ahead and hang on. A i guess we re Dull Quot linebacker Rickey Jackson said. A we look at this As a Job and we go out to get it done. A some players look at it like show business. Maybe 1 la Rickey Jackson is one of a a Dull saints standouts. Should shoot off fireworks when Ever 1 get a sack or a  it might not Hurt. Jackson drafted in the second round by the saints in 1981, is the teams career Leader in sacks with 101.5, including two against the redskins on monday night. He has missed Only one Start in his career and holds the team Mark for fumbles recovered with 22. In 1991, Jackson turned in one of his Best seasons a fourth on the team with 59 tackles his 11.5 sacks for a loss of 63.5 Yards were second on the team and fifth in the pfc a but he did not make the pro bowl. A its Tough for someone on this team to pet the respect other players get a guard Jim Dombrowski said. A i done to know Why it is but people outside the sport the fans the Media just done to notice players Here As much As players in other places. A maybe because we re a Small Media Market. But that Sok Well earn  May Start sunday Berea Ohio apr after proving to coach Bill Bali Chick that his fractured ankle is healed Cleveland Browns quarterback Hurnie Kosar appears ready to resume his starting role sunday against the Chicago bears. Kosar who no cd nine games was expected to practice wednesday As the no. 1 quarterback. Kevin Byrne vice president for Public relations for the Browns said tuesday he spoke with Belichick after the coach put Kosar through a workout. A Bill said Bernie looked Good Quot Byrne said. A everything went Well. He a ready to Start. So hell be the starter unless something unexpected happens. Bernie looked Strong. Bill wanted him to Pivot out there and All that looked Good. I less  Kosar who was injured in the second game of the season a 27-23 loss to the Miami dolphins turns 29 today. He wont officially be activated until saturday As a precautionary measure in Case he is injured in practice this week. Quarterback coach Gary Tranquill said the move to Kosar does not diminish the contributions of Mike Tomc Zuk. Who started the Hsi eight games in which the Browns had a 4-4 record or Todd Philcox who helped defeat the los Angeles raiders in his Only Start before going Down with a broken thumb. Tranquill said that Kosar will need a lot of practice this week just to get Back into rhythm. He said some plays that worked Well with Tomczak w ill be kept in the offence. Kosar May be calling More of his own plays. A yeah he a always been Good at that sort of thing Quot Tranquill said. A no rap against Mike. Lots of times he sees things but sometimes its not right on the tip of the Tongue like with Bernie. Bernie knows the ins and outs of the system and can make those decisions More  Tomczak who was replaced by Philcox in the fourth Browns Bernie Kosar May get nod against bears sunday. Quarter of sundays loss to Minnesota called the shift to Kosar a pretty much  Quot i have no problem with that a he said. Quot As far As my ego goes there will be a lot More games in my career. I want to win. That a the Bottom  Tomczak admitted that he would have liked to play against the bears the team he w As w Ith for six years before he went to Green Bay last season. A but its unfortunate that s not the Way the schedule was set up a he said a i will stay mentally Alert and ready to go and if the Opportunity comes up ill capitalize on  big game is reduced to wild card bid by Dave Goldberg a football writer two months ago it looked like one of the games a powerhouse Philadelphia at san Francisco for Home Field advantage in the pfc playoffs. Now its simply a Nice wild card team a the eagles a against the leagues Best team a the 49ers. There Are a few sideshows too. Jerry Rice continues his quest for his 100th touchdown catch to tie Steve Largento a career record and Randall Al predictions Cunningham attempts to get Back to his form of the first four games. The first could happen sunday. A the second May not happen this year. Despite the eagles 47 Points against the giants last week Cunningham a not Back yet. Three of the touchdowns came from defense and special teams and Cunningham threw three interceptions. No wonder the 49ers arc favored by 6vi Points. The Philadelphia defense meanwhile retains its stingy reputation but has surrendered 765 Yards in its last two games. That translates into 500 cards against the 49ers. 49ers, 27-19 Miami plus 31/2 at new Orleans normally the dolphins might get a matchup Edge Here. But Dan Marino has been getting sacked More than usual and the saints Are quite Good at such things particularly at Home. Saints 17-13raiders plus 3vi at san Diego of so the raiders have allowed just three Points in two games a against Seattle and the Elway less Broncos. San Diego continues its charge. Chargers 17-7tampa Bay plus 5 at Green Bay the packers smell playoffs. The bucs smell 511 again. Packers 24-13denver minus 5 at Seattle monday night what Are the sea Hawks doing on prime time two straight weeks losing of course. Broncos 20-6minnesota minus 21/2 at . Rams Rich Gannon scan Salisbury Jim Everett. Rams 13-12pittsburgh minus 7 at Cincinnati David Klingler Barry Foster. Steeles 24-7new England plus 5v2 at Atlanta Billy Joe Tolliver Wade Wilson Deion Sanders Jerry Glanville Scott Zolak and Dante Scarnecchia. Falcons 21-20buffalo minus 16 at Indianapolis Jack Trudeau Jim Kelly and a cast of thousands. Bills 38-14chicago plus 3v2 at Cleveland Peter Tom Willis Mike Tomczak Bernie Kosar or Todd Philcox what will Mike Ditka say this week Browns 17-13phoenix plus 9 at Washington if the a skins Hadnot lost in Tempe this might be close. Washington has to win some time. Redskins 27-20kansas City minus 5 at new York jets the jets can to get much lower. N huh sonic when they get dangerous. Chiefs 24-13 last week 10-4 spread14-0 straight up season 75-76-2 spread104-49 straight up