European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and  5r 1993 Pago 38 Story on Page 26 end Central european time saturday january 9 Buffalo at Pittsburgh 6 30 . Washington at san Francisco 10  sunday january 10 Philadelphia at Dallas 6 30 . T san Diego at Miami 10 . January 17 conference championship games january 31 super bowl xxvii at Rose bowl Pasadena Calif by Dave Goldberg new Orleans apr u was a game that history said no one could win Matching teams with a combined 07 record in postseason play the last dozen years. So naturally the losers were the new Orleans saints who have never won a playoff game. The Philadelphia eagles scored 26 Points in 8 min Ules 20 seconds of the fourth Quarter sunday overcoming a 13-Point deficit to win 36-20 and end their own playoff Jinx. For the eagles 0-4 in the playoffs since 1980 and 0-3 from 1988-90, it was the prime time players who did it after being outplayed for three quarters. The Victory sends Phi Aldolphia to Dallas for a third game with the cowboys. The teams split re guitar season games. A we had a reputation of being chokers a said wide receiver Fred Barnett one of a half dozen Philadelphia heroes a we had a Monkey on our Back. And now its off.�?�. A it was like dying by inches a Frank Warren of the saints said. The painful ending began with 10 35 left a Barnett made a leaping catch in the end zone of a 35-Yard pass from Randall Cunningham that Cut Phila. Delphias deficit to 20-17. A Seth Joyner picked off Bobby Hebert a pass to set up a 6-Yard to run by Heath Sherman that put Philadelphia up 24-20. A Reggie White sacked Hebert in the end zone for a safety to make it 26-20. A Sherman who got 69 of his 109 Yards in the fourth Quarter sparked a 40-Yard drive that led to a 39-Yard Field goal by Roger Ruzek making it29-20. A and Eric alien whose third Quarter interception set up a 40-Yard Field goal by Ruzek picked off Hebert a pass and returned it 18 Yards for a touchdown with 2 15 left. A it just kind of snowballed a saints coach Jim Mora said. A a that a what happens in games like this. It was a lot closer than the score  not in the final 20 minutes it Wasny to when the eagles outscored the saints 29-0, a Al Lens a first interception May have been the play that turned the game. Until then a with 5 06 left in the third period a the saints had been totally dominant with Only the 57-Yard Cunningham Garnett Hookup to brag about. In fact it proved to be an  eagles thought they could beat the new Orleans defense after looking at the films of a 15-13 Victory Over the saints on open ing Day. A we saw some things on film a Barnett said. A we knew could do some things and we went out and did  a a a a. Ftp Philadelphia wide receiver Fred Barnett 86 leaps above saints Gene Atkins 28 and Reginald Jones 27 to grab a a fourth Quarter touchdown pass from Randall Cunningham that covered 57 Yards sunday in new Orleans. But the defense still was giving up yardage. White and Clyde Simmons were nowhere to be seen As Hebert threw for 228 Yards and Wasny to sacked once by a defense that had 56 during the regular season a Bobby was playing super football a Mora said. But the saints 12-4 in the regular season reverted to their historical form. After never going Over .500 in their first 18 seasons they be made the playoffs four of the last five years Only to go 0-4 in postseason a i was pretty Down last year too a Hebert said referring to last years 27-20 playoff loss to Atlanta. A you try to keep it in perspective but when you play pro football you re supposed to win a the saints one of the a Fly a most conservative teams May have been done in by getting too fancy. With that 20-7 Lead and the Ball at their 25 with 5 15 left in the third Quarter Hebert cheered earlier for two Long incomplete passes on first Down tried to go deep Over the Middle. But Allen grabbed the Ball and that turned the game around the eagles could get Only the Ruzek Field goal out of the Possession after that first interception. But the defense had come alive and saints got no first Downs during the decisive 8-minute spurt. The next time the eagles got the Ball they hit a crucial Point a third and 10 from the saints 35. Cunningham and Barnett came through Cunningam lofting a Quot High pass the Barnett pulled Down in the left Corner of the pm zone Between Reginald Jones and Keith Taylor for the score. That was it.�/ty3 351