European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 0, 1995 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 boys Hope to avoid Packer hex by Denne h. Freeman Irving Texas apr the Green Hay packers arc legend for causing the Dallas cowboys grief. Knocking them out of their bid for a record third consecutive super bowl title could be the harshest mow of them All. It could happen sunday in Texas stadium when the 10-Point underdogs fresh off a 1612 upset of Detroit try to finish off the defending champions a we can to let it happen a Dallas wide receiver Michael Irvin said. Quot i done to want to look Back 10 years from now and see the Chance we missed. Well be playing with a lot of fear out there sunday. We play Best when we have the packers beat Dallas in two of the most memorable ni7l title games in league history in 1966 and 1967. Dallas suffered close agonizing losses both times including the a Nice bowl game w Hen Barf Starr scored on a quarterback sneak with 13 seconds left. Under Jimmy Johnson the cowboys got rid of their Green Bay phobia. Dallas whipped the packers 27-17 last year i Green Bay at Dallas 6 30 . Get sunday on an to and radio the division playoffs after having Defeated them 36-14 in the regular season. This year the cowboys rallied from a 17-6 halftime deficit on thanksgiving Day to beat the packers 42-31 in Texas stadium. A a. A. A. Dallas which had a 12-4 regular season wants to succeed under Rookie coach Bariy Switzer where other learns have failed preen Bay Miami Pittsburgh twice and san Francisco have lost bids for three consecutive super bowl Dallas wants to become the first franchise to win five super bowls. The 49crs and stellers both very much alive in the playoffs also arc in the running for a fifth super bowl title. A a we want to win the super bowl so we can be High up there when fans look Back and judge the greatest organizations in sports Quot said owner Jerry Jones. A we have an urgency in that direction a Jones has even prepared himself a Fallback position packers prevail. A however it Falls Well Challenge again in 1995 and 1996,�?� he said. A Well have All the tools in place.�?�. Brett Favre threw four touchdown passes against the cowboys on thanksgiving Day All to Sterling Sharpe who wont play because of a season ending neck injury Robert Brooks replaced Sharpe and caught seven passes against the Lions for 88 Yards. Quot it definitely hurts not having Sterling but Robert does a Good Job and has a lot More Speed than Sterling Quot Favre said. A we found out we can to outscore Dallas the last time. So we have to play Good defense and have a solid running game. A if you had told me Dallas was going to win after we led 176 at halftime i would t have believed it. Now we know. We May pull a Princeton in College basketball and go to the four Corners with a control game. The Only Way we can beat them is to be Able to run the can the cowboys run is another question. The packers held Barry Sanders the a Fly a leading rusher to a minus-1 Yard last week. Smith gained 132 Yards on the packers on thanksgiving but he has been bothered by pulled hamstring Muscles since. A a they la have a lot of Confidence now after stopping Sanders like they did a Smith said. A a in a sure try to make it hard on v Switzer said the cowboys will have to find a Way to contain Favre who reminds him of quarterbacks he has seen in col lege. _ a a he a very dangerous a Switzer said. A me has a lot of skills and athletic Talent and he can run. He a kind of like a Sophomore quarterback in College with the attitude lie has about running Favre said he can to change his style. A a Barry can say. What he wants to say but my Job is to win games a Favre said. Quot if it Means i have to take extra hits Fine. A lot of Guys Are a lot tougher than some other Guys in this league. That a my style of both quarterbacks Are banged up. Troy Aikman will Wear a Brace on his left leg to protect a sprained knee. Favre who has thrown a career High 33 touchdown passes has Felt intense abdominal pain and plans an operation in the off season. Serious chargers Block Marino s route to bowl file a quarterback Dan Marino is aiming to get his dolphins Hack in the super bowl for the first time in 10 years. By Bernie Wilson san Diego Adan Marinous super bowl quest touches Down in surf City Usa where the a Fly a Beach bums the san Diego chargers Hope to show that they be capable of a title run too. To get the Miami dolphins Back to the super bowl for the first time in 10 years Marino must first win sundays acc divisional playoff game at Jack Murphy stadium where he a 0-3 lifetime. Marino at least has been to the super bowl a 3816 loss to san Francisco following the 1984 season. The chargers have never been there and Haven to even reached the acc championship game since Dan Fouts got them there alter the 1980 and 1981 seasons. In fact when linebacker Junior scan was the chargers no. 1 draft pick in 1990, he joined a team that had missed the playoffs for seven straight years a drought that would continue for two More years. A we weren to winning and we weren to being respected in that winning Echelon of the nil a scan said. A people always said that this was always a surf City that its never going to be a football powerhouse. A a a. V a the chargers really Are a surfing Bunch including scan kicker John Carney general manager Bobby Bea a thard and player personnel director Billy Mcvaney. But they re also serious about football having won the acc West for the second time seasons under scan Well 1 think we re proving Miami at san Diego 10 . Get sunday on an to and radio coach Bobby Ross and clinching a first round Bye. A we look More now to go on further than just sundays game a said seau who will be playing at less than 100 percent because of a pinched nerve in his neck. This is the chargers first playoff game since they were routed 31-0 it Miami two years ago. Stan Humphries threw three interceptions m the second Quarter and Marino answered with a to pass each time. �?o1 still see that game going on Quot said seau who had a career High 19 tackles in that game a figure he matched while leading the chargers with a career High 155 tackles this year. A a it a fresh in my mind and its fresh in the other veterans \ Marino meanwhile admits there a a sense of urgency to get Back to the super bowl which this year is at Joe Robbie stadium in Miami. A with me and a lot of players after you be been playing awhile and you Haven t won one sure that a going to be there a Marino said. \ after being sidelined for most of 1993 with an Achilles Tendon injury Marino came Back this year and passed for 4,453 Yards the third highest total of his 12-year career and was the of cd Stop rated passer. Marino said he thought that last years dolphins team could have reached the super bowl. But with him out they did t even make the playoffs. A you take it for granted sometimes a said Marino who led Miami to the acc East title. Quot now it just makes you appreciate things a Little a a although Marino is wingless in an Diego his staff in those three games were incredible a 86 of 1221 70,4 percent for 914 Yards and with two might take perfect fit Seattle Job by Jim Cour _ Kirkland Wash. A Miami a Dennis Erickson appears to be the Seattle sea Hawks leading candidate for their vacant head coaching Job Quot a and possibly serious candidate. Seahawk president David Behring said Friday the teams owners would interview Erickson during his week Long stay in the 8in Francisco Bay area Erickson will be there to coach the East team in the East West shrine game on Jan 14. Behring interviewed fired Seahawk defensive coordinator Rusty Tillman for Tom Flores old Job thursday but that was considered Only a Courtesy interview. Tillman a 16-Ycar Seattle assistant said Friday he will interview with buffaloes. Marv Levy on monday and new Orleans. Jim Mora on tuesday about defensive coordinator Job with those teams Behring said he had talked briefly to Erickson to arrange the interview but gave no other details. Although Erickson appears to be the sea Hawks no. 1 coaching candidate they apparently Don t have him locked up. Quot there is no done Deal a Behring said. A there arc no other interviews set at this time but we still have several candidates on the list.�?�. _ however Behring a acknowledged no other candidates have been contacted. Behring flew Back to California on Friday. Erickson who grew up in Everett Wash., said the Seahawk Job a would have to be a perfect fit for. Him to leave Miami and that he had no interest in any other nil Job. A it is near Home but if this one is not for me that will Tel me the nil is not for me a he told the Palm Beach Post on Friday before catching a flight to san Francisco. If he w Ere offered the Job and agreed to take it Erickson told the newspaper that he w a Doit ail As soon As i could a probably by the end of next week. The sea Hawks coaching Job became vacant when majority owner Ken Behring David Behring a father fired Flores last week after a 6-10 season. Fioresi dozen assistants including Tillman also we retired Erickson also has been mentioned As a successor to Wade Phillips fired by the Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said he go to san Francisco to meter a View Erickson but that he Start a bidding War for Erickson a services
