European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday january 4,1994 cowboys Bills have inside track by Barry Wilne rap football writer predictably the Road to the super Bow must go through Dallas and Buffalo. Stunningly the Miami dolphins the league s Best team at thanksgiving Are out. And oddly four teams get to repeat sunday s action next weekend in the playoffs Denver at the los an Geles raiders and Green Bay at Detroit the cowboys and Bills who met in last year s final game have the inside track to get Back because neither has to hit the Road in the  clinched Home Field in the pfc with a 16-13 overtime Victory sunday at the new York giants one of three of games on the final full Day of the season there were three in the first 17 weeks of the schedule. Buffalo which lost 52-1? to the cowboys in the last sunday in the nil super bowl got the acc Home Field with a 30-10 Romp Over Indianapolis. Both finished 12-4. It s been a crazy year cowboys coach Jimmy John son said. We be had to play without some of our stars. I Don t know How much further we re going to go from Here but i like our  i think we earned it Bills quarterback Jim Kelly said. Definitely we earned it this year to be in the position we Are,." the giants will be Home next sunday against Minne Sota in a wild card game. Detroit won the pfc Central by beating Green Bay 30-20 and will be Host to yes the packers next saturday. The los Angeles raiders edged Denver 33-30 on Jeff Jaeger s 47-Yard Field goal in overtime putting the raiders into the playoffs and knocking out the dolphins. See Page 32 for separate Story on raiders Broncos Miami was 9-2 before losing its last five games including 33-27 in overtime at new England on sunday. V /. \ Pittsburgh s 16-9 Victory against Cleveland got it into the playoffs when at night the new York jets were routed 24-0 at Houston the acc Central titlist. Pitts Burgh will play at Kansas City on saturday. Also Kansas City beat Seattle 34-24, Phoenix took Atlanta 27-10, san Diego Defeated Tampa Bay 32-17, the los Angeles rams Defeated Chicago 20-6 and new Orleans Defeated Cincinnati 20-13. On monday night it was Philadelphia at san fran Cisco which has won the pfc West. On Friday the Vikings won 14-9 at Washington to Clinch the final pfc playoff spot. Cowboys 16, giants 13, of at East Rutherford n.j., Emmitt Smith was Superb again for Dallas despite playing the second half and overtime with a sprained and partially separated right shoulder. He ran Tor 168 Yards and caught 10 passes. My heart is As big As the world and i wanted this game very badly so this team can have a week off said Smith his Arm in a Sling after the game. The giants did everything they could possibly do but we gutted tout and won. Eddie Murray s 41-Yard Field goal with 4 16 left in overtime lifted the cowboys who dominated the first half and led 13-0. Bills 30, Colts 10 at Indianapolis Thurman Thomas rushed for 110 Yards and one touchdown and Jim Kelly and Frank Reich passed for one to apiece. Buffalo finished with four straight victories for the first time since 1973 As it seeks a fourth consecutive trip to the super bowl. The Bills have won six straight Home playoff games. Indianapolis 4-12which lost four fumbles ended the season with its eighth loss in nine games. Lions 30, packers 20 at Pontiac mich., the Lions finished with a surge with Erik Kramer and without Barry Sanders to win the pfc Central for the second time in three years. Kramer 3-1 after being named starting quarterback threw an 8-Yard, fourth Quarter touchdown pass to Rodney Holman and the injured Sanders replace ment Eric Lynch had 115 Yards and two ads. Jason Hanson added Field goals for the Lions 10-6who were in first place for an entire season for the first time since 1954. Sterling Sharpe had six receptions for 33 Yards giving him 112 catches for the season breaking his own nil record of 108 receptions in 1992. But Brett Favre threw four interceptions. Oilers 24, jets 0 at Houston where oilers defensive coordinator buddy Ryan threw a punch at offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride in the first half the jets 8-8 were Dallas kicker Eddie Murray leaps into the arms of teammate Tommie Agee after Field goal beats giants. Punch less. Needing a win to make the playoffs the gained Only 169 Yards. Cody Carlson subbing for injured Warren Moon threw for two touchdowns and Garv Brown ran for one. Houston was 1-4, then won its last 11 games. Patriots 33, dolphins 27, it at Foxboro mass., Drew Bledsoe looking like a no. 1 Overall draft selection threw for four ads including a 36-yarder to Michael Timpson in overtime. Bledsoe who was 27-for-43 for 329 Yards led the patriots 5-11 to their fourth straight win. It was Only the third time in the 1990s that new England has Defeated a team with winning record. The dolphins 9-7 after being 9-2 rallied several times in the second half and sent the game into Over time when Pete Stoyanovich kicked a 24-Yard Field Goa with six seconds left. Steelers16, Browns at Pittsburgh the Steeles 9-7 stayed alive in the playoff race by rallying from a 9-3 half time deficit. Eric Green put Pittsburgh up 13-9 with 7 16 remaining on Neil o Donnell s 14-Yard pass. Green had six catches for 65 Yards. Pro bowl kicker Gary Anderson hit three Field goals and finished the season 28-for-30. Matt Stover kicked three Field goals for Cleveland which once was 3-0 and 5-2, but finished 7-9. Chiefs 34, sea Hawks 24 at Kansas City mo., the acc West Champion chiefs 11-5 built a 24-3 Lead then nearly blew it when Joe Montana was relieved by Dave Krieg. But Tim Newton recovered Rick Mirer s Fumble on the sea Hawks 11 with 2 03 left  scored from the 2 to Seal it. The sea Hawks behind Mirer s Rookie passing re cords 274 completions in 486 tries for 2,833 Yards went from 2-14 to 6-10. Cardinals 27, Falcons 10 at Atlanta the cardinals 7-9 might have saved Joe Bugel s Job with their ninth straight Strong Effort and fourth win in the final five games. Buger received a mandate from team owner Bill Bidwill to win at least nine games this season but the team s showing in the second half of the schedule might be enough for Bugel Ostay Steve Beuerlein set a Phoenix record of 14 Consec Tive Complete passes to Start the game. Beuerlein completed 27 of 33 for 278 Yards and three touchdowns two to Randal Hill. Rams 20, bears 6 at Anaheim calif., Jerome Bettis finished off the sixth Best Rushma season for a Rookie with 146 Yards giving him 1,429, second in the league to Emmitt Smith. It is Ca de a club record 39 times against the bears 7-9y and fell 57 Yards Short of Smith. The Victory Cost the rams 5-11 any Chance at Theno. 1 pick in the draft. Chargers 32, bucs 17 at Tampa fla., John Carney kicked four Field goals and Duane Young and natron Means scored touch Downs set up by interceptions for san Diego 8-8. An Thony Miller had seven catches for 119 Yards and score saints 20, bengals 13 a Vul est. Orleans third string quarterback Steve Walsh hit Eric Martin with a 54-yarder for the winning touchdown. The saints 8-8 won their first five games but became one of just three teams since the nil Al merger in 1970 not to make the playoffs after starting5-0 or better. 0 the bengals 3-13 finished with the worst record inthe league and the no. 1 pick in the draft