European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 07, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Ins p to win brr playoff predictions by Dave Goldberg a football writer it s easy to Tell which conference has the dominant teams. Just go to Las vegas and ask the ocl makers who have made san Francisco 16-Point favourites Over Chi Cago and Dallas 10-Point favourites Over Green Bay. Then ask them about the acc where the Home teams arc getting the three Point or so Edge that goes to the Home team. What docs it All mean probably that the pfc team will win the super bowl for the 11th straight year. Cleveland plus 3vz at Pittsburgh let s hear it again from All the coaches in Pitts Burgh one of the toughest things to do is beat a team three times in one season maybe but of the eight times there have been such meetings the team that won the first two won the third four times. Maybe that s because it s just been better. This one probably comes Down to which quarterback makes More mistakes. Vinny Testaverde May have had a near perfect game against new England last week but he has t in his two outings against the Steeles in which he s thrown six interceptions. Neil o Donnell on the other hand has been Able to make a couple of big plays. " playoffs on an to radio Central european time saturday Cleveland at Pittsburgh 6 30 . Chicago at san Francisco 10 . Sunday Green Bay at Dallas 6 30 . Miami at san Diego 10 . Testaverde has one thing going for him. In their last meeting his offensive line did a great Job of pick ing up blitzes. That gave him open receivers but he did t hit them blaming a wet Ball who knows what the Ball will be like this weekend. But Home Field tends to hold in the playoffs. Steeles 16-10 Chicago plus 16 at san Francisco has there Ever been a spread this big in a playoff game probably not but this one s deserved. Lewis Tillman the Chicago running Back com pares this year s bears to last year s giants for whom he played. Last year s giants also beat Minnesota but at Home then went to san Francisco. And lost 44-3. Those giants were probably better than these bears but went in exhausted. Are these bears any less exhausted -._. 49ers.44-3 Green Bay plus 10 at Dallas the packers have become the trendy pick because of the Way the cowboys ended the season. That s even though the cowboys beat them 42-31 on thanksgiving with Jason Garrett at quarterback and Sterling Sharpe in the Green Bay lineup. Troy Aikman is Back for Dallas and Sharpe s out. But. Aikman s been Rusty and Brett Favre comes in As the hot quarterback and there Are rumblings in the Dallas locker room that they need Jimmy Johnson to motivate them. There still seems to be a feeling that Barry Switzer sometimes seems to think he s still at Oklahoma. Still the cowboys have winners and leaders Smith Aikman Irvin and the less heralded Charles Haley Nate Newton Jim Jeffcoat and Bill Bates. They May not win easily but. Cowboys 24-20 Miami plus 3 at san Diego a stat three of four Home favourites tend to win in the playoffs. A stat the above three picks were Home favourites. So. Dan Marino and the dolphins have a Little More punch can control natron Means and. Dolphins 20-18 last week 1-2-1 spread 2-2 straight up regu Lar season 102-117-5 spread 140-84 straight up nil owners not ready to save season new York a nil owners apparently have a response to the play ers latest offer to save the season this won t do i be talked to lot cams today and they All said it was not accept Abl Jack for Ercira general manager of the Anaheim mighty ducks said thursday. It does t even come close to being acceptable As far As we re concerned. It definitely will be Hartford whalers owner Peter Karma nos told the Canadian press there is absolutely no Way it will _. _ _ the nil owners Are to vote in new York on saturday with prospects for ending the More than three month lock out Gnu As Ever. The governors have been studying the players latest offer which was presented wednesday in Chicago and sent in a 12 Page fax to each of the 26 teams. -7. " a management source who asked to remain unidentified told the associated press there is a possibility the owners will offer a counter proposal the league does t want to be the one to reject the last offer he said. They Don t want to be the bad Guys " then if the season is Over the onus would be on the if nil commissioner Gary buttman finds the proposal acceptable which notre Dame s Pat Garriy standing Battles for a Loose Ball with . Pendleton from 26 owners must approve0 if Bettman Loyola Maryland in thursday night s game at South Bend ind. The fighting Irish disapproves he can be overruled by a came out on top 78-68, and improved their season record to 8-3. Loyola dropped to 4 vote of 20 owners.6. See pages 26 and 28 for College basketball scores and stories. However rejection of the offer does t the stars and stripes ports january 7,1995 Page 32 trying to have a Ball necessarily mean the league will scrap the season. There remains a slim possibility buttman and Union head Bob gooder now could resume talks and reach an of thursday no meeting had been scheduled Between the two main negotiators Union spokesman Steve Mcalliste said. -. Buttman and Goodenow have hot met face to face since dec. 6 and have been on the sidelines As their subordinates tried to find a Anim work for an agreement. The players have said they will never agree to the owners luxury tax calling it a salary Cap. Owners feel the tax is Nec Essary to curb salaries. " 0"246850"000504"
