European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 32 the stars and stripes sports wednesday january 19, 1994 n Al play of f bracket american football conference first round. Second round conference championship saturday Jan. 8 Pittsburgh 24 sunday Jan. 16 Kansas City 28 sunday Jan 23 super bowl january 30 Georgia dome Atlanta National football conference bs5sse1 second round first round sunday Jan. 23 Houston 20 Kansas City 27 of sunday Jan. 9 Denver 24 saturday Jan. 15 la. Raiders 23 Kansas City at Buffalo Buffalo 29 la. Raiders 42 sunday Jan. 16 Green Bay 17 saturday Jan. 8 Green Bay 28 at Dallas san Francisco Dallas 27 saturday Jan. 15 , giants 3 Detroit 24 sunday Jan. 9 Minnesota 10 san Francisco 44 . Giants 17 a coach Marv Levy challenges Buffalo fans. Wanted a big loud crowd by John f. Bonfatti Orchard Park . A Marv Levy urged Buffalo fans to help sell out the the Bills acc playoff game with the los Angeles raiders. That was done the Bills won 29-23 sunday and now Levy wants More. This week with a fourth straight acc championship at stake against the Kansas City chiefs on sunday he wants them to buy seats and make a lot of noise i Challenge our fans to outdo what the Kansas City fans did to us when we played there Levy said refer ring to the Roar at Arrowhead stadium during Buffalo s 23-7 loss to the chiefs on nov. 28. That s the loudest noise i be Ever heard Here or  Levy would t blame the Bills poor performance on the noise but it definitely left an impression on him and other members of the Bills. No place that we played this year or last year did the fans mean More to their team and do More in their efforts to make it difficult for us than in Kansas City he said. There s something about Buffalo going to Kansas City i think there s a rivalry that has developed guard John Davis said. They want to prove i guess to the people of the nil that they have the loudest fans. And we might have something to say about that. It the noise definitely  the Bills winners. Of seven straight Home playoff games know How much the vocal crowds at Rich stadium Nave meant to them during their championship years. Part of the reason we play Well at Home has been the cumulative effect of our fans Over the year Levy said. Our fans give us a great  that May be the single biggest advantage you get at Home the difficulty it is to operate for the team that comes in when the fans Are Rabid he said. Wide receiver Don Beebe said it was loud in Arrow head stadium earlier this season but he s heard louder. Kansas City at Buffalo 6 30 . Get sunday an to and radio the loudest i be Ever been was in Rich stadium Beebe said. I be been in Rich stadium at times where it s so loud that i m literally shaking on the sideline. The ground is  visiting offences suffer the most although linebacker Mark Maddox said it s occasionally disconcerting to the Buffalo defense As Well. We have More problems when we re at Home because of the fans being loud but we encourage it because they opposing offences can t make audibles and it keeps everything Plain and simple for us Maddox said. An inability to change plays at the line was one of Buffalo s biggest problems in the Kansas City game earlier this season Davis said. It was very loud and that makes it hard to audible he explained. Along the line Buffalo tight end Pete Metzelaars said the noise at Arrowhead had the effect of negating the Normal advantage of knowing when the Ball is going to be snapped. They be got Neil Smith and Derrick Thomas just flying off the line of scrimmage because the line s hav ing problems hearing Metzelaars said. Vocal fan support is a Large part of Home Field advantage but Davis said it won t be the difference. You count on your crowd for a certain amount of help during the game he said. But if you Don t execute on the Field then it s not going to help you one  if the Bills need the noise Davis is confident the fans will Supply it. I have no doubt they re going to be ready to go when sunday comes around he said. Aikman says 49ers have improved Troy Aikman be have to play smarter by Denne ii. Freeman Irving Texas a the Dallas cowboys beat the san Francisco 49ers by nine Points in october and Are 5/2-Point favourites to beat them again sunday in the pfc championship game. But quarterback Troy Aikman says no one should be fooled by what happened the last time out. A Veteran team that has played in a lot of big games can be very dangerous Aikman said. The 49ers Are a better team now than the one we beat Back in  the cowboys did t look overwhelming in beating Green Bay 27-17 on sunday. We have to play smarter harder and better wide receiver Michael Irvin said. If we Don to we won t be going  the Victory set up the pfc championship game the cowboys wanted. They la Host the 49ers at 3 . Sun Day in a rematch of last year s title game won 30-20 by the cowboys. Dallas Defeated san Francisco 26-17 in october when Irvin caught 12 passes for 168 Yards. It will be the first time the cowboys have hosted the pfc championship game in 16 years. They had to play at san Francisco last january and a major worry was Over the condition of the Field. At least we won t have a Field As bad As that one Irvin said. It helps to play at Home. The 49ers will have to travel and listen to All that noise on their snap  there remains private concern Over the condition of san Francisco at Dallas 10 . Get sunday an to and radio Emmitt Smith s shoulder although the pro bowl run Ning Back insists he is Fine. Smith reinsured the shoulder on sunday trying to Block Green Bay s Tony Bennett. It stung me pretty Good said Smith who rushed for 60 Yards before he left the game Early in the second half. Smith seemed More concerned Over the Way the team was playing than his shoulder problems. The Way we played there was no Way possible we could have beaten san Francisco he said. Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson said Smith will Start sunday s game and added we anticipate he will be a lot better. The big problem Emmitt will have is Block ing on pass  Johnson did admit that Smith in t 100 percent. Defensive lineman Russell Maryland inactive against the packers because of a sprained ankle jogged on his sore leg and could be ready for sunday s game. Former 49er Charles Haley said he will have no problem getting psyched for the game. I m going to go Home and put on my old uniform so i can get ticked off he said