European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 30 the stars and stripes sports tuesday december 6,1994 National football conference cowboys hog tie eagles for title Philadelphia a even without Troy Aikman the Dallas cowboys had More than enough firepower to Clinch their third straight pfc East title. Start with Emmitt Smith who carried 25 times for 91 Yards and two touchdowns to Lead the cowboys Over the Philadelphia eagles 31-19 sunday. Toss in Michael Irvin who had 117 Yards and a touchdown on four receptions a including a falling Down catch that covered 46 Yards a and its not difficult to understand Why the cowboys 112 were Able to hand the eagles their fourth straight loss. It was Dallas 14th successive pfc East  a lot of us expect to win it. When you expect things and it happens it is no big Deal a said safety Darren Woodson who made the biggest play for the cowboys. He turned the momentum dramatically in Dallas favor with a 94-Yard interaction return for a touchdown after pita Delphia closed to 24-19 in the fourth Quarter., �77 a a a 777 7 7 / 7-\7 7". A a i done to think he Cunningham saw me coming out to the Flat a Woodson said a i jumped on the  a 49-Yard punt return by Jeff Sydner gave the eagles the Ball on the cowboys 12 before Woodson stepped in front of Randall Cunningham a pass intended for James Joseph. A he sidestepped a diving Cunningham at the Dallas 30 and ran Down the left sideline untouched for the score. Woodson said the Dallas defense sensed that Sydner a punt return put Philadelphia Back in the game and wanted to do something about it. A we thought the game was starting to turn and we needed to make a big play a he said. Rodney Pete replacing the injured Aikman sprained knee completed 10 of 17 passes for 172 Yards Ana a touchdown in his first Start for the cowboys. In san Francisco a the Atlanta Falcons came to the san Francisco 49ers�?T House and Steve Young took the fight right out of them. Young threw for three scores and ran for two More. The searing offensive show got an assist from a defense that forced five turnovers As the 49crs won their eighth straight game sunday a 50-14 rout of the Falcons. A your thing is to just keep that offence clicking and that a what we were Able to do a san Francisco tackle Steve Wallace. A we just wanted to get first Downs keep the chains moving. Somehow we ended up with 50 Points but i done to have a clue How we did  Atlanta mistakes had something to do with it a a a the turnovers led to 17 Points and Deion Sanders limited Andre Rison to one catch in the final minute of the third Quarter. There was none of the fisticuffs that marked the first meeting Between the former tear images. A they just put it to us a said Jeff George who threw two interceptions and fumbled once. A they kicked our Butts All Day. They re the better  a. A a Rison who added a second catch in the fourth Quarter while Sanders was on the sidelines with other san Francisco regulars said the two made their peace in a talk before the game and then in. Joyed a Friendly Competition. A it was just like we were roommates a he said. A a a 7/77 7/ a. A. A said Sanders a a he a their Best receiver i done to care who a covering them.�?�. But while Sanders and Rison Drew the pre game attention it was a Day for Young and the offence. His third touchdown pass a 9_-yarder to Jerry Rice with 12 14 remaining gave him 20 during san Francisco a Streak. San Francisco 11-2 outscored Atlanta 92-17 in sweeping the season series and maintaining its tiebreaker Edge Over Dallas in a race for Home Field advantage throughout the playoffs. A the satisfying part about the win is Atlanta upgraded its team and posed the biggest threat to us this year a Young said. A now we want to keep the heat on. We be got to keep Matching the top record in the league. I think we All understand we have to win the rest of our games.�?�. Young did his part by completing 22 of 33 passes for 294 Yards shaking off an interception return for a touchdown by defensive end Chuck Smith that ended a string of 123 passes without being picked off. ,. A _ a a a a a a i thought he a played Well for the past few years but this year he a in a zone like when Michael Jordan gets hot a san Francisco tight end Brent Jones said of Young bidding for a fourth straight passing title. 7 7" 7 a the thing i did no to want to do was go out and do everything myself because there re too Many great players on this team a Peete said. The cowboys put 42 Points on the Board in their last game with third Stringer Jason Garrett at quarterback. Smith said Peeters performance adds that much More Confidence to a team already flush from two straight super bowl wins. A a a7.a a a it a Nice to be Able to show that we can win with three quarterbacks a Smith said. A a it a a great feeling knowing you can count on every quarterback you have on the  Everett leads Over rams 31-15 Steve Young. Overwhelms Falcons Anaheim Calif. A Jim Everett criticized for having a Happy feet when he was with the los Angeles rams had a Happy face sunday. Everett in his first game Back at Anaheim stadium helped stake the new Orleans saints to a 21-Point halftime Lead and they went of to a 31-15 Victory Over the rams. In a Battle to escape the pfc West cellar the saints improved to 5-8 and the rams Hurt by four costly fumbles fell to 4-9. A a a a a a 7 a new Orleans Mario Bate scored on runs of 1, ii and 26 Yards. He rushed 25 times for 96 Yards. Quot Everett who in the past seemed rattled by a Strong pass Rush a but who is generally an accurate passer when Given Protection a had ample time to throw against his former teammates. In the first half he completed 10 of 14 for 137 Yards and a 30-Yard to to Michael Haynes. Everett let go by the rams after last season left the game in the third Quarter with a sprained left foot when he was tackled by Robert Young. Everett returned briefly but backup Wade Wilson played the entire fourth Quarter. Everett finished 13 of 22 for 161 Yards with one interception and was sacked once As the saints swept the rams this season. .7 7 Tampa Bay owns a winning Tampa Fla. Apr a two game winning Streak Isnit unusual unless you re the Tampa Bay buccaneers. _ Craig Erickson a quarterback sneak with 32 seconds remaining sunday gave the bucs a 26-21 Victory Over the Washington redskins and consecutive wins for the first time since september 19927 7 a Erickson capped an 11-play, 80-Yard drive featuring the running of Derrict Rhett who gained a Tampa Bay Rookie record 192 Yards on 40 carries and completions of 19 Yards to Courtney Hawkins and 13 Yards to Lawrence Dawsey. The redskins who used Andre Collins 92-Yard interception return and Long scoring passes from Heath Shuler to Desmond Howard and Glanda Truitt to take a 21-17 Lead squandered an Opportunity to Stop the March when a potential game saving interception bounced off Darryl Morrison a Chest. Tampa Bay which beat Minnesota 20-17 in overtime last week improved to 4-9. Washington 2-11 has lost five straight. _ Erickson was 18-for-35 for 251 Yards and one touchdown. Pontiac Mich. Apr watching Barry Sanders run was almost like a religious experience for Detroit coach Wayne Fontes 7 t Sanders rushed 20 times for 188 Yards and one touchdown sunday and the Lions held on for a 34-31 Victory Over the Green Bay packers. 7, the outgoing Fontes was almost speechless after the record setting Day by Sanders kept the Lions Hopes alive for an pfc wild card berth and probably Sank Green Bay a chances. A people will think in a getting religion. But Barry Sanders is one of a kind a Fontes said. A a in be seen them All. I watch Miles and Miles of film. I see hundreds each year. A /. 7 a but when they made him that a the pro Type you want. Guys he a the Best in be Ever seen. And he a a whale of an individual. He a just one guv you want on the  7 a. A 63-Yard run by Sanders set to the go ahead 1-Yard to dive by Derrick Moore with 9 02 left. Sanders broke his single season record of 1,548 Yards set in 1991, during the run a a he a a great one a Green Bay coach Mike Holm Gren said a a he san awesome player especially on the artificial turf Field. No he a a great player  _ the packers drove to the Lions 17 late in the fourth period but Willie Clay came up with Detroit a second interception. The packers got the Ball Back with 1 51 remaining but the lion defense never let them beyond their own 46-Yard line. Quot the win was a payback for a 38-30 Green Bay Victory three weeks ago when the packers 6-7 held the a Fly a leading rusher to 47 Yards in Milwaukee. The Lions 76 moved ahead of the packers in the pfc Central with the Victory. A this hurts sure a Holmgrem said. A but Well continue to play hard right to the  Sanders now leads the nil with 1,594 Yards that leaves him 406 shy of becoming the third player in nil history to Rush for 2,000 Yards. A it did no to Surprise me a lion linebacker Chris Spiel Mah said. A Barry had what two weeks in a Row under 50 Yards he was due to bust  a team has three regular season games remain the Lions play at the new York jets Home against the Minnesota Vikings and close out on Christmas night at Miami. Packers play the Chicago bears in Green Bay the Atlanta Falcons in Milwaukee and close out Christmas eve at Tampa Bay. I think it was emotional a Fontes said. A we had to win this game. This was a divisional game. If we lose to Green Bay we fall Back further in the pfc  Brett Favre completed 29 of 43 passes for 366 Yards and three touchdowns for Green Bay but had two costly interceptions