European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wild & Windy Star As raiders  Angeles a the los an Geles raiders did it again to the Denver Broncos and John Elway in a wild second half. This time though they did t need overtime Jeff Hosteller threw three touchdown passes in the first half and napoleon1 Mccallum ran for three scores in the second half sunday As the raiders beat the Broncos 42-24 in an acc wild card play off game. The raiders 11-6 next play on sat urday at Buffalo where the Bills 12-4 destroyed them 51-3 in the acc championship game three years ago los Angeles however won at Buffalo 25-24 on dec. 5 the Bills last loss. The game will involve a warm weather team the raiders in a cold weather see pages 26 and 30 for More on sunday s games setting. The last time the raiders played in the cold they lost to Green Bay 28-0on dec. 26. I Don t mind cold weather at All raiders wide receiver Tim Brown said but 1 wish i could convince my team mates to feel the same  the raiders beat Denver 9-8 for the seventh straight time at the los Angele coliseum including last sunday s 33-30 Victory in overtime. In that game to s Angeles qualified forthe playoffs by rallying from a 30-13 Defi Cit in the third Quarter and tying it on Hosteller s 4-Yard to pass to Alexander Wright on the last play of regulation. This time the teams were tied 21-Allafter a wild first half that included sever a fistfights before the Raider defense again limited the Broncos to a Field goalie the second half. It is hard to believe we shut the Down in the second half two weeks in a Row raiders defensive tackle Nolan Harrison said. We made a few mistakes in the first half but we came put in the second half and put out their fire raiders linebacker Aaron Wallace said. Hostetler completed 13 of 19 passe for 294 Yards without being intercepted. I think today whatever we needed to score we would have Hostetler said. I thought the last team to score would win but our defense came up  Elway was 29 of 47 for 302 Yards with one interception the game s Only turn Over and his first interception in 141 passes. It was no Fluke they beat us Elway said. There were a of Little things we needed to do that we did t get done. In the second half we just did t make  Denver s Shannon Sharpe tied an of playoff record with 13 catches Good for 156 Yards. San Diego s Kellyn Winslow set the record in 1981 and Buffalo Thurman Thomas equated it in 1989. The raiders went ahead for Good on a26-Yard run by Mccallum with 8 08 left in the third Quarter. Mccallum who gained 81 Yards on 13carries, tied an nil playoff record with his three touchdowns. The Mark is shared by 20 players. The stars and stripes january 11,1994 Page 32 Rodney Hampton of the giants stiff arms Vikings defender Carlos Jenkins in route to a 51-Yard touchdown run sunday. X i ii 1 giants chill vikes by Tom Canavan East Rutherford . A two things win football games at giants stadium in january when the winds Howland the temperatures dip a ground game and a punishing defense. Getting a Little motivational speech from Lawrence Taylor and making a school Yard adjustment that led to the game tying touchdown did t Hurt though. The giants got All four sunday As Rod Ney Hampton rushed for 161 Yards an two touchdowns and the defense knocked Jim Mcmahon out of the game twice in a 17-10 pfc wild card playoff Victory Over the Minnesota Vikings. New York 12-5 will meet the a fewest Champion 49ers 10-6 saturday in san Francisco in the conference semifinals. The 49ers had a first round Bye. The weather was brutal with wind gusting up to 26. Mph and creating a wind chill Factor of minus-5 degrees. Neither team scored against the wind but it was the giants who did the mos with it especially in the third Quarter. They had gone to the locker room Trai Ling 10-3 and l.t., who conceivably could have been playing his final game the team have it. I said a couple of things Taylor  Don t want to get into that. I be changed my ways. I Don t want to cuss i Public but i did get  the giants coaches did t yell. The just made adjustments including a simple one on "38 right h  instead of running the sweep away from h Back Aaron Pierce who was in motion they ran toward the motion. It might have been the biggest adjust ment of the year but first the defense made its Mark on the Vikings 9-8 an Mcmahon. On the second play of the half Keit Hamilton and Mike Fox sandwiched Mcmahon just after he released a pass. He sustained a minor concussion and Sean Salisbury replaced him for a play before  plays later the adjusted 38 rights Lead was called. Hampton who carried 33 times circled the right Side stiff armed Carlos Jenkins around the Vikings 35 and scored from 51 Yards out the longest to run in giants playoffs history to tie the game. I Don t think it demoralized us Smuch As it pumped them up Vikings linebacker Jack Del Rio said. Mcmahon came Back on the next series but the Vikings were forced to punt from their own. 5. Harry Newsome thanked the kick giving the giants the Ball at the 26. Hampton carried six of the eight plays eventually scoring from the 2 with 5 37 left in the third Quarter. The extra Point even had excitement As kicker David Treadwell ran it in after a muffed snap. I knew we had to control the Ball said Hampton who converted a key fourth-and-1 from the Vikings 17 on the game winning drive. I knew i had to Nave a big Day and the offensive line had to have a big Day and we  Mcmahon who threw a 40-Yard touch Down pass to Cris Carter  in the first half was knocked to the sidelines again on the next series. He did t return until the final two Vikings series but he never got Minnesota close being sacked at the giants 43 in the closing seconds. I Felt sorry for Mcmahon because he was taking a beating Taylor said. 0"246850"00050411