European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Raiders Jolt Washington redskins still reach playoffs by Richard Keil Washington a of All the potential heroes on the los Angeles raiders roster one of the last anybody would pick is Vince Evans. That fact Wasny to lost on the 37-Ycar-old backup quarterback who used a 15-for-22, 214-Yard, two touchdown passing Day on saturday to Lead the raiders to a 2120 upset Victory Over the Washington redskins. The Climax came on a 3-Yard touchdown pass to Tim Brown with just 13 seconds remaining. A i would compare that to an Eagle a Birdie a Hole in one. It was a very Nice finish a Evans said. A athletes around the country they dream about times like it was a Nightmare for the redskins 97who needed Minnesota a Victory Over Green Bay on sunday to get a Chance to defend their super bowl title in the play offs. A it was one of the biggest heartbreaks we be had around Here a redskins coach Joe Gibbs said. A i thought we had it won a couple of times. We gave it our Best shot and lost. You be got to Admire the Way they came in Here to the raiders 7-9 also refused to give up. They started the winning drive with 1 57 left Down 20-14 after Ricky Ervins i Yard run had Given the redskins the Lead. The key play in the scoring drive was a 50-Yard pass from Evans to Willie Gault that moved the Ball to the Washington 8. The redskins were in a prevent defense with four men in the secondary but cornerback Darrell Green hesitated a moment when Evans faked a Handoff. Gault who won a Gold medal in the 400-meter relay in the 1984 olympics went by him like a shot. A Oil saw him streaking in about he Middle of the route and i was hoping he catch up with the Ball a Washington Strong safety Danny Copeland said. A but he did. They took their Best shot with their Best Speed Guy and it and the pass showed great poise by Evans who had completed just 14 of 34 passes for 158 Yards with a pair of interceptions and two touchdowns in various Relief roles this season. He Hasni to started a non strike game since 1981, when he was with the Chicago bears. Against the redskins he also scrambled for 42 Yards on five carries. A a he a a very determined Young Man. Some people want to Call him old but he a a very determined Young Man. So we re just glad to have him with us a los Angeles coach Art Shell said. A Vince the stars and stripes december 28,1992 b Page 28 keeps himself in great shape and probably has As Strong an Arm As anybody in professional Ervins go ahead touchdown came after Mark Rypien who completed 15 of 29 for 304 Yards and a touchdown hit Art Monk with a 43-yarder to the los Angeles 1. Two plays later Ervins Knock packers out redskins in Minneapolis a the Minnesota Vikings made sure they have to play the Green Bay packers again this season. Sean Salisbury ignited the Vikings dormant pass offence throwing for a career High 292 Yards and two touchdowns As Minnesota beat Green Bay 27-7 sunday. The loss eliminated the packers from playoff Contention and stopped their six game winning Streak. Terry Allen ran for 100 Yards and set the single season Rushing record for the pfc Central Champion Vikings 11-5. Allen finished with 1,201 Yards 46 More than Chuck Foreman gained in 1976 a Minnesota a last super bowl season. Not oven Sterling Sharpe who caught six passes to end the year with 108, eclipsing Art monks nil record 106-reception season of 1984, could get the packers 9-7 into the playoffs. Because the Washington redskins were upset by the los Angeles raiders on saturday the packers knew going in that a Victory would put them in the playoffs for the first time in a non strike season since 1972. Green Bay would have returned to the metronome next weekend. Instead Minnesota on saturday will be Home for the defending super bowl Champion redskins 9-7who have the tiebreaker advantage Over the packers because of a better record in conference games. The Vikings who clinched the pfc Central title with last weeks win at Pittsburgh lost to Washington Here 1513, on oct. 25. Minnesota had relied almost exclusively on Allens Rushing and its outstanding defense to win the division. Between them Salisbury and Rich Gannon combined for two touchdown passes since the redskins game. Vikings coach Dennis Green has flip flopped his quarterbacks the last five weeks looking for a hot hand. He found one sunday in Salisbury a former Canadian pro making Only his fourth nil Start and first at the metronome. Salisbury 3-1 As a starter and 3 Philadelphia a Reggie White sacks and strips giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler of the Ball sunday. The eagles won 20-10. 0 in Relief of Gannon had Minnesota a second Best passing game of the season. Salisbury completed 20 of 33 passes including a 13-Yard first Quarter touchdown pass to Steve Jordan and a 34-Yard scoring pass to his other tight end Mike Tice in the second period. In the third Salisbury a 51-Yard pass to Jake Reed on a third-and-11 play set up Allens 1-Yard to run closing the scoring. Brett Favre who had Quarter backed the packers into playoff Contention after replacing injured Don Majkowski Early in the season was shut Down for most of the game by Minnesota a aggressive defense. Favre was 23 of 35 for 187 Yards and was intercepted three times by vencie Stop Cincinnati Cincinnati apr the Indianapolis Colts completed one of the Best turnarounds in nil history with one of their Best comebacks of the season. Jack Trudeau threw a pair of second half touchdown passes As the Colts overcame a 17-Point deficit sunday and ruined Anthony Munoz a retirement parly with a 21-17 Victory Over the Cincinnati bengals 5-11. The Colts 9-7 after going 1-15 last year broke out of a first half lethargy when Trudeau replaced an injured Jeff George after the intermission. Trudeau threw touchdown passes of 7 Yards to Kerry Cash and 19 to Bill Brooks and Rodney Culver ran 36 Yards for the go ahead touchdown in the fourth Quarter. The bengals 5-11 built the Early Lead on emotion and one final performance by Munoz who a retiring after 13 s nil scores scores of National football league games completed just As this edition of the stars and stripes went to press sunday night Pittsburgh 23, Cleveland 13 Kansas City 42, Denver 20 Miami 16, new England 13, of Philadelphia 20, new York giants 10college a. If. 1 l .1-i
