European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 13,1393 sports the stars and stripes b Page 29 1 t i a a i i $ t t i i a by Dave Goldberg a football writer its perfect symmetry. In 1981, the Dallas cowboys Quot americans team a went to san Francisco to meet the upstart 49ers, who had been 2 i4 just two years  its the cowboys m 5 three seasons ago travelling to candlestick to meet a team that won that game on a the catch by Dwight Clark at the end of the first of Many game winning drives by Joe Montana. The liners went on to become the team of the �?T80s. And now will try to fend off a Dallas team that Many predict will become the team of the �?T90s. A a it a been a Long Road since we were 115,�?� quarterback Troy Aikman said after the 34-10 Over the eagles on sunday earned the cowboys the trip to san Francisco. Based on recent history Dallas san Francisco will be the real super bowl a the pfc has won eight straight nil titles and the 49ers and cowboys 14-2 and 13-3 in the regular season were the Best two teams in the league this year. The acc game will have its own intrigue. While the 49ers try to take the step that could put them a game away from becoming the first team Ever to win five super bowls Buffalo is on the Road to negative history a no team has Ever lost the a Fly a ultimate game three straight times.  be tip against a familiar opponent Miami with whom they split two games this sea son winning 26-20 in Miami where next sundays game will be played. Its the deepest Miami has advanced into the playoffs since losing the acc title game to new England after the 1985 season. That a the closest that Dan Marino 31, has come to the super bowl since he took the dolphins there in his record breaking 1984 season. What happened when he got there. He and the dolphins lost to the 49ers, of course. Here a a look at sundays games Dallas 14-3 at san Francisco 15-2 Given the of cd a Streak in super bowls the Winner of this game Between the leagues two Best teams will probably be favored by at least a touchdown in Pasadena. San Francisco has never cared much about the Home Field but it May this week. Candlestick was a swamp As the liners beat the redskins 20-13 saturday and it will probably remain so even with the of Miami tight end Keith Jackson welcomes Buffalo with open Aims to the third meeting of the season Between the two ten is. Forts of George Toma the Joe Montana of groundskeeper who a being called in by the nil to try to fix it. The liners  mind a bit. If the track stays slow it figures to negate Dallas biggest advantage a Speeton both offence and defense. Quot Well have to work on our practice Fields get them a Little bit Muddy to get ready to go out there a Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson said sunday after the cowboys 34-10 demolition of Philadelphia. A strange thing happened saturday during Steve Youngs Muhs and lows in the 20-13 win Over Washington. Even during the worst of times a three fumbles and an interception in the muck a no fans yelled a we want Joe a even when the just activated Montana began warming up when Young was shaken up after his third Fumble. Young was also Brilliant at time she was four for four for 68 Yards and ran for 15 More on san Francisco a opening 83-Yard to drive. He admitted after the game to jitters in his first playoff Start and should be Etter next week Field permitting. But Dallas defense contained Randall Cunningham on sunday and its swarming t could also hold Down Youngs running meaning the Best Way to the end zone May be through the air. The same holds for Dallas is. The san Francisco defense Tough to run on easy to pass against during inc regular season. But two of the main victims a cornerback Eric Davis and Strong safety David Whitmore were close to Brilliant against Washington on saturday perhaps an inkling of things to come. Buffalo 13-5 at Miami 12-5 maybe what Buffalo needs is adversity rather than Prosperity after two seasons of cruising through the acc a although last years 10-7 win Over Denver in the acc title game Wasny to exactly a Breeze. A it was very important even with All of the injured players to show what we re made of Quot defensive end Bruce Smith said after playing with cracked ribs in saturday s 24-3 win in Pittsburgh its first Road playoff win in six games. A my bags weren t packed to go Home and i Don t think anybody else a were  now it s Back on the Road which May suit Buffalo As. Well As Rich stadium where the fans have become Over critical. Smith will play with his bruised ribs Thurman Thomas with his hip Pointer and so will assorted other banged up Bills. But Frank Reich will almost surely be Back at quarterback for this rubber match a Jim Kelly was to begin working out on his injured right knee just monday a giving the experience Edge to Marino. But Reich has been near per fact in the playoffs. Miami oddly enough will continue to rely on its defense led by second year Man Bryan Cox and rookies Marco Cole Man Ana Troy Vincent. The .31 Points they scored sunday in their shutout of san Diego arc 11 More than the dolphins had scored in 11 games going Back to oct. 18 and Miami had scored Only five ads in its last five games going in. But the first three ads sunday were set up by interceptions a two by Vincent and one by Cox. Not Hucless the key Factor remains Marino. Or As Smith put it sunday a anytime Dan Marino is in charge of anything the sky a the limit for the Miami a.  giants Wannstedt Confer by phone East Rutherford . Apr the courting of Dave Wannstedt by the new York giants has begun. General manager George Young had preliminary discussions on monday with the Dallas cowboys defensive coordinator about the vacant giants coaching Job and More talks Are planned. The 15rminute Telephone conversation with Wannstedt came after Young had received permission from Cowboy owner Jimmy Jones to talk with the 40-year-old assistant to coach Jimmy Johnson. A there Are some More things to discuss a Young said in a Telephone interview with the associated press. A you want to know what the situation is and How they feel about  Young would not say when he planned to talk with Wannstedt again. He was emphatic that 15 minutes was not enough time for him to make a decision. A a in be been known to interview people for 12 hours a Young said. A with Ray Perkins i think we interviewed for 12 hours in one Day a Perkins was the first coach Young hired after becoming general manager in 1979. The new York Job opened when Young fired Ray Handley on dec. 30. Tom Coughlin a former giant assistant and now coach at Boston College was thought to be Youngs first Choice As a replacement. But Coughlin withdrew from consideration last week saying he wanted to stay in Boston. That made Wannstedt the favorite for the Job but first the giants had to get approval from Jones to talk with Wannstedt. Young said he purposely waited until after Dallas played its pfc semifinal game sunday to approach Jones. The cow Dave Wannstedt it a flow boys beat Philadelphia 34-10 and will play the 49ers at san Francisco on sunday for a berth in the super bowl Wannstedt gave no indication that he talked with Young but said he is very interested m the position. Jackson endorses Roland Dallas a the Rev. Jesse Jackson released a letter monday to Chicago Bear president Mike Mccasky asking that Johnny Roland an assistant coach who is Black be considered to replace Mike Ditka. In the Tetter dated Jan. 6, Jackson said just three of 65 non playing jobs in the bears organization Are held by Blacks including none of what he called the five a Power positions a head coach vice president player personnel director of administration director of finance and director of marketing. A it is interesting that the bears own 1992 Media guide mentions the fact that Johnny Roland has been considered for head coaching jobs for the san Diego chargers the Green Bay packers and the University of Missouri a Jackson wrote a a but Johnny Roland Fito photo he apparently is not up for consideration for the Chicago bears Job. That does not seem to be fair. This Lack of consideration seems to be part of a pattern of institutionalized racism in the National football league