European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 08, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                American fax Mau conference National . Conference saturday Jan. 8 Pittsburgh sunday Jan. 16 at Houston or sunday Jan. 23 january 30 Georgia dome Atlanta. Sunday Jan. 16 of Kansas City sunday Jan. 9 Denver of los Angeles Buffalo saturday Jan. 15 at Houston or Buffalo raiders saturday Jan. 15 at Dallas or san Francisco saturday Jan. $ Green Bay. Sunday Jan. 16 at Dallas or at Detroit sunday Jan. 9 Minnesota san Francisco at new York giants times est first round byes acc Houston and Buffalo pfc Dallas and san Francisco. Aps a wild eard weekend is Here by the associated press Kansas City fans have to be wondering about Home Field advantage when the chiefs play the Pittsburgh Steeles. The wild card Steeles 9-7 will be seeking their seventh straight Victory at Arrowhead stadium when they open the acc playoffs today against the West Champion chiefs 11-5. Of course the Steeles have not played against Joe Montana at Arrowhead. Montana is the second rated quarterback in the acc and in his Brilliant career with san Francisco before this season he had the third highest quarterback playoff rating in nil history. Montana will be facing a Pittsburgh see Page 30 for More on today s games club that depends on a defense that ranks first Overall in the acc with an average per game yield of 283.2 Yards and third in the acc against the Rush with an 85.5-Yard average. A key member of that defense is All pro cornerback Ron Woodson who had eight interceptions this season and who returned a punt 80 Yards for a touchdown in the Steeles 27-3 win at Kansas City in 1992. The other victories in Pittsburgh s Streak against the chiefs were in 1987, 1985,1979,1976,1974. The chiefs 7-1 at Arrowhead this sea son last beat the Steeles in Kansas City in 1971. In an pfc playoff game saturday the wild card Green Bay packers play at the Central Champion Detroit Lions. Sunday s playoff games will have the Minnesota Vikings at the new York giants in the pfc and the Denver Broncos at the los Angeles raiders in the acc. All four Are wild card teams. Drawing byes this weekend will be East Champion Buffalo and Central Champion Houston in the acc and East Champion Dallas and West Champion san Francisco in the pfc. The stars and stripes a. I ports january 1994 Page 32 Madden moving to new York a John Madden might switch channels going to Abc on monday night  Madden will have no nil games to cover when lbs sports contract with the nil expires at the end of the playoffs and he will be free to make his own Deal. He and his agent Are considering a Deal from Abc sports according to published reports. Madden s arrival at Abc is a Mere formality " the new York Post said quoting an Industry source it did not identify Usa today said Madden agreed last month but had not yet signed a guaranteed four year Deal with Abc averaging about $2.5 million per year slightly More than his lbs salary. Usa today also said that the Fox network which will telecast pfc games next season offered Madden More than $4 million annually but to no Avail. Madden would replace pan Dierdorf on the monday night telecasts the newspapers said adding that Dierdorf might shift to College football commentary on lbs or join Fox. Jets fire Coslet in dispute Hempstead , a Bruce Coslet who never had a winning season in four years with the new York jets was fired Friday As head coach and replaced by defensive coordinator Pete Carroll. We have relieved Bruce Coslet of his head coaching duties and elevated Pete Carroll to be the head coach Jet Gener Al manager Dick Steinberg said at a news  cited a disagreement in coaching philosophy about the Way the offence would be handled. Coslet served As his own offensive coordinator. Unfortunately we have run out of time and we have to go to the next level Steinberg said. We never considered anyone else than Carroll but we know him and he knows us. It s been a four year  Coslet is the third nil head coach fired since the season ended monday night. Richie Petitbon was fired by the Washington redskins after his first year on the Job and Jerry Glanville was dismissed by the Atlanta Falcons. The jets were 8-8 in 1993 after losing four of their last five games. Needing a Victory last sunday night to earn a wild card playoff spot they lost 24-0 to hous ton. Bruce Coslet file photo Coslet had a year to go on a two Yea contract Extension. Coslet 47, was the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati bengals before joining the jets. He served As his own offensive coordinator with the jets. This past week Steinberg talked about hiring an offensive coordinator for next season. The 42-year-old Carroll coached at Buffalo and Minnesota before joining the jets four years ago. It s a sad Day for me and my family. I m sorry i won t get the Opportunity to finish what i started Coslet said in a statement issued by the jets. I wish Pete Carroll the Best of Luck and i leave know ing the jets Are a much better team than when i  the jets were 26-38 under Coslet and made the playoffs Only once losing in the first round in 1991 to Houston 17-10. Carroll spent the past four seasons As the jets defensive coordinator and helped turn the unit into the second Best in the acc and eighth Overall in the nil. The jets had two shutouts during the season and were sixth in the league in Points allowed. Previously Carroll was interviewed for head coaching jobs at Minnesota and Chicago. This is the Chance of a lifetime car Roll said. Special teams coach Al Roberts and receivers coach Chip Myers also were Dis missed. Meyer signs on to coach vegas Cal club � a o x 71? of a c f a a t3 Yvo x .4 it m i x pm m or a it a 4 a n4-lnl_._.j1 1. Las vegas apron Meyer the former univ coach who went on to coach the new England patriots and Indianapolis Colts win return to Las vegas to head that City s new entry in the Ca Nadian football league. Meyer confirmed that he had been hired As head coach of the Las vegas posse which is scheduled the formal announcement nest week. Meyer coached univ to a 27-8 record in three seasons before leaving in 1976 to take the head Post at Southern methodist. He built that team into a National Power before leaving for the nil. Meyer said he would leave his Job As an analyst on can s the nil preview show at the end of the season. 0"2a6850ii000504