European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cowboys skinned in daydream finish Redskin tackle Jason Buck 99 causes Cowboy quarterback Troy Aikman to Fumble away the Ball a and the game a in the Dallas end zone on sunday. By Dave Goldberg Washington apr it was a crazy play in a crazy game in a bitter rivalry that All but put the Washington redskins Back in the playoffs to defend their super bowl title. In fact it was a dream come True for the redskins a literally. A i was sitting there daydreaming and getting a Fumble and scoring a touchdown a said Washington defensive see pages 21,22 and 23 for More nil coverage end Charles Mann whose dream came two plays before teammate Danny Copeland did just that a recovering a Fumble in the end zone with 3 14 left. That gave the redskins outplayed most of the game a 20-17 win Over Dallas in the latest instalment of one of the a Fly a most bitter rivalries. It also kept the cowboys from clinching their first pfc East title in seven years. The bizarre play capped a frenzied game that included three goal line stands by Dallas 11-3 and three fourth Quarter turnovers including one that prevented a Cowboy touchdown. Washington a Only offensive to came on a gimmick play a a 42-Yard option pass from Earnest byner to Terry Orr. And Dallas lost three fumbles equalling the cowboys total for the first 13 games of the season. Copeland a winning to came just 22 seconds after Dallas third goal line stand when a fourth and one pass by Mark Rypien fell out of the reach of Gary Clark in the end zone. On second Down Troy Aikman was sacked in the end zone by Jason Buck. The play was ruled a Fumble a even though it appeared Aikman was in the process of throwing the Ball a and pm Mitt Smith picked up the Ball and started to run. Smith tossed the Ball Forward As he was hit by Copeland who then jumped into a pile of Blue and White shirts and ended up with the Ball. A just before the play Jason Buck comes up to me and taps me on the shoulder and says a hey Man in a going to cause a Fumble and you re going to score a touchdown a Mann said. A i said a Man i was just thinking about that. After the play 1 stood there and said a hey Man that was supposed to come to  a Smith meanwhile said he was trying to throw a pass when he shovelled the Ball Forward hoping the officials would Call it an incomplete pass. A i did no to know if it was a Fumble or not a he said. A i saw Al Fredo Roberts standing there and i tried to toss it to  until then the game appeared to be in the hands of the Dallas detente. Aikman 23 of 35 for 245 Yards threw two 5-Yard to passes to tight end Jay Novacek in the first half As Dallas took a 17-7 Lead. Then the cowboys held the redskins to two Chip Lohmiller Field goals on three forays inside their 10, including one that started with a first and goal at the one. But they were finally undone by their turnovers including an interception thrown by Aikman from the Washington 2 that was returned 59 Yards by Andre Collins with Dallas holding a 17-10 Lead. That eventually led to a 22-Yard Field goal by Lohmiller that Cut it to 17-13. A it was Andre s interception that turned things around for us a Copeland said. A we did no to do much off our offence today a said Smith whose 99 Yards in 25 carries ended a string of four straight 100-Yard games head had against Washington. A we turned the Ball Over on a number of occasions. Our offence put the defense in a bad  it got worse after the Collins interception with Copeland in the Middle. With 5 53 left he picked up a Fumble by Michael Irvin after a pass completion and returned it 8 Yards to the Washington 24. The redskins got to the 2, called time out then tried a Low percent age fade pattern in the end zone that Clark had no Chance of reaching in the Corner. Washington 9-5outplayed the entire first half trailed just 10-7 until 9 seconds before intermission when Aikman hit Novacek with his second 5-Yard to pass of the half. The stars and stripes december 15,1992 b Page 28 Jones claims Butkus Orlando Fla. Apr Florida states Marvin Jones has added another Honor to his postseason collection by winning the Butkus award As College footballs top linebacker. Jones who has 28 career tackles for losses for the seminoles and ranks seventh on Florida states All time tackles 369 list is a consensus All american and Winner of the Lombardi award for the nations Premier lineman. On saturday he finished fourth in the balloting for the Heisman trophy a presented to the College footballs top player but never won by a defensive player. A i was invited to the Heisman awards thing in new York but i decided to come Here because i figured i had a better Chance _ to win this a Jones Jones said. Miami a Micheal Barrow and Washington a David Hoffmann were the other Butkus finalists. Jones received 80 Points and 12 of 20 possible first place votes while Barrow was second with 64 Points and six first place votes. Hoffmann garnered 36 votes and was first on two ballots. Voting was conducted by a panel of 20 reporters and football coaches and scouts. See Page 25 for division Laa award bears win but Steeles Clinch division title Chicago apr what More fitting Day for Mike Singletary a defensive teammates to play just like him with the nine time pro bowl linebacker playing his final Home game before retiring the Chicago bears snapped a six game losing Streak with a 30-6 Victory Over the Pittsburgh Steeles. A a that a something we be been thinking about All week. Mike has been so Good Over the years for Chicago and All of the nil a bears quarterback Jim har Baugh said. A it feels Good winning. A i Arbaugh also Ive area charities a reprieve saying he would donate his $70,000 weekly paycheck to Charity after he took his teammates out for dinner. Harbaugh had vowed to give his w Hole Check to charities until the bears won  still donate the Money to Charity a Harbaugh said. Despite the loss Pittsburgh clinched the acc Central title when Houston lost 16-14 to the Green Bay packers on sunday night. It was a Good Day for coach Mike Ditka and his maligned defense. Inspired by Singletary a Soldier Field Farewell Chicago a defense forced three turnovers and held the a Fly a leading rusher Barry Foster to 25 Yards on 12 carries. A a a i have been around for a while and 1 done to know if i have Ever seen a defense play More aggressively a said Ditka who got into a heated argument with offensive lineman Stan Thomas on the sidelines in the third Quarter. The bears defense entered the game ranked seventh in the pfc 11th against the Rush. Foster Wasny to talking to reporters in the steel Erst locker room but Center Dermontt Dawson said the line was to blame. A we played Sloppy. It seemed we did no to get a Block Down a he said. Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher called the loss a Complete breakdown in every phase of the game. I did no to think we did very Well offensively defensively or with the kicking game a said Cowher whose playoff bound Steeles 10-4 slipped Back into a tie with Bettalo for the Best record in the acc. Otien sively the bears 5-9 gained 212 Yards on the ground while Harbaugh passed for Only 90. Neal Anderson led Bear backs with 56 Yards Rushing and two  breezes to senior tour title a a. 25