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The University Daily Kansan
NFL Playoffs
Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Titans beat Colts in field goal war
The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — The Tennessee Titans needed Eddie George, their defense and some help from instant replay in Sunday's win against the Indianapolis Colts.
George scored on a 68-yard run on the third play of the second half to lead the Titans to a 19-16 win and a trip to Jacksonville for the AFC title game.
The defense held Peyton Manning and the Colts' offense to just three field goals until Manning ran 15 yards for a touchdown with 1:51 left.
But that was too late. Yancey Thigpen
recovered an onside kick, and the Titans ran out the clock.
George, who finished with 162 yards in 26 carries, hoped to do well against an Indianapolis defense that was depleted by the absence of veteran linebacker Cornelius Bennett.
The first half ended with the Colts ahead 9-6 on three field goals by the Colts' Mike Vanderjagt to two by Tennessee's Al Del Greco.
Instant replay finished the Colts, who ended 13-4.
But early in the second half, George took a handoff from Steve McNair and ran for the game's first touchdown. Del Greco added two more field goals.
Five minutes into the fourth quarter, with the Titans leading 16-9, the Colts' Terrence Wilkins runs a punt return to the Tennessee 3-yard line.
But replay showed that Wilkins stepped out of bounds earlier. Referee Johnny Grier viewed the replay and brought the ball to the colts' 33.
The Titans will play in their first conference title game in 20 years. Tennessee handed Jacksonville its only two losses this season, 20-19 in Jacksonville and 41-14 at home three weeks ago.
SCORING
SCORING
Tennessee 0 6 7 6 — 19
Indianapolis 3 6 0 7 16
First Quarter
Ind—FG Vanderjagt 40, 7:13
Second Quarter
Ten—FG Del Greco 49, 14:56
FG Vanderjagt 40, 5:38
Ten—FG Del Greco 37, 1:51
FG Vanderjagt 34, .01
Third Quarter
Ten—E.George 68 run (Del Greco kick), 13:19
Fourth Quarter
Ten—FG Del Greco 25, 12:57
FG Del Greco 43, 4:19
Ind—Manning 15 run (Vanderjagt kick), 1:51
A—57.097
Jags destroys Miami in near record, 62-7
The Associated Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In the second-most overpowering playoff performance ever, the Jacksonville Jaguars routed the Miami Dolphins 62-7 Saturday to move one win away from the Super Bowl they've been pointing toward all season.
Only the 1940 Washington Redskins, who beat the Chicago Bears 73-0 for the NFL title, have scored more points in the playoffs. The 55-point margin also is the second-largest in playoff history. The 62 points were the most the Dolphins have allowed—ever.
And it may have been the final game for both Dan Marino and coach Jimmy Johnson, who suffered possibly the most embarrassing losses in either of their storied careers. Marino was 11-for-25 for 95 yards before Johnson pulled him early in the third quarter.
The victory might extinguish talk that the Jaguars played their way to the league's best record thanks to a soft schedule. Of course, it's hard to say the Dolphins (10-8) provided a bigger challenge than the mediocre teams Jacksonville faced all season.
The Jaguars led 41-7 at halftime.
tying the postseason record for most points in a half.
Jacksonville held a 24-0 advantage after one quarter, leaving Johnson to spend most of the game with arms folded, staring blankly at the field, seemingly emotionless despite the humbling loss.
Marino is undecided about his future, but there's been widespread speculation he'll retire after he finished with the worst quarterback rating (67.4) of his storied 17-year career.
SCORING
Miami 0 7 0 0 — 7 6
Jacksonville 24 17 14 7 14 72
First Quarter
Jac—J. Smith 8 pass from Brunell (Hollis kick)
Jac—FG Hollis 45,6:19.
Jac-B. Faylor 90 run (Hollis kick), 3:46
Jac-Brackens 16 fumble run (Hollis kick) 3:31
Jac-Brackens 16 fumble run (Hollis kick) 3:31
ac—Brackens 16 fumble return (Hollis kick), 3:31 Second Quarter
Jac—F.Taylor 39 pass from Brunell (Holis kick)
14:48.
Jac—J. Stewart 25 run (Hollis kick), 12:05.
Jac—F. Hollis 28, 1:51.
4a- Gadsden 20 pass from Marino (Mare kick), .03.
Dial Outter
Third Quarter
Jae--J.Smith 70 pass from Fiedler (Hollis kick),
12:03
Jac -Whitted 38 pass from Fiedler (Hollis kick),
Rookie quarterback leads Bucs to victory
The Associated Press
Jac—Howard 5 run (Hollis kick), 10:37.
A—175,173.
Fourth Quarter
TAMPA, Fla.— So much for the notion you can't win in the playoffs with a rookie quarterback.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have insisted all along that Shaun King is not a typical first-year player, and with one of the NFL's best defenses behind him, there's no reason he can't lead them to the Super Bowl.
After beating the Washington Redskins 14-13 in Saturday's NFC divisional game, that's exactly what the 22-year-old native of neighboring St. Petersburg will a get a chance to do.
The Bucs wiped out a 13-point second-half deficit with a pair of touchdowns set up by Washington turnovers, then held on to win when the Redskins botched a 52-yard field goal attempt with 1:08 remaining.
Mike Alstott scored on a 1-yard run late in the third quarter and King threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to third-stringer John Davis that put Tampa Bay (12-5) ahead with 7:29 to go.
Brad Johnson moved the Redskins into field goal range for Brett
Conway on their last possession. But the snap was bounced back to holder Johnson, and the quarterback scrambled to throw an incompletion that ended Washington's hopes.
"The ball looked like it rolled. Brad never had a chance — the timing was gone," said Redskins coach Norv Turner.
The victory sent the Bucs, who have won nine of their last 10, into the NFC championship game for the first time since 1979. They will travel to St. Louis for next week's game.
SCORING
Washington 0 3 10 0 — 13
Tampa Bay 0 0 7 7 — 14
Was-FG Conway 28,5:37.
Third Quarter
Was—Mitchell 100 kickoff return (Conway
Was—FG Conway 48, 8:10.
TB—Alstott 2 run (Gramatica kick), 2:03
TB—J.Davis 1 pass from King (Gramatica kick), 7.29.
A—65.835.
Fourth Quarter
Rams survive Vikings' charge in shootout
The Associated Press
In the first home playoff game in the city's 33-season NFL history
ST. LOUISE — This is what St. Louis football fans waited so long for.
Sunday, the Rams showed their entire repertoire in defeating the Minnesota Vikings 49-37. And they'll get
entertain the loud crowd,
whose noise level
matched the Rams'
supersonic offense, again
in Sunday's NFC title
game against Tampa
Bay.
Special teams were critical, as well, with Tony Horne running back the second-half kickoff 95 yards, the first postseason touchdown on a kickoff return in the team's history.
the momentum it needed.
Warner did much of the rest with short touchdown throws to Jeff Robinson, Ryan Tucker and Roland Williams as the Rams reached their
highest point total playoff game
Warner finished
for-33 and set
team playoff
records
for
passing yards
(391)
and
touch down
Jeff George led a late scoring flurry that was too late for the Vikings, but it pushed the two teams to an NFL playoff record for passing yards. The 815 passing yards were six more than the previous record set in the 1981 San Diego-Miami overtime game.
throws. He went 18-for-21 for 197 yards in the second half.
That gave St. Louis all
SCORING
First Quarter
Minnesota 3 14 0 20 — 37
St. Louis 14 0 21 14 — 49
First Quarter
Min—FG Anderson 31, 9:23.
StL—Bruce 77 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 9:02.
StL—Faulk 41 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 4:19.
Second Quarter
Min—Carter 22 pass from George (Anderson kick), 9:53.
Min—Hoard 4 run (Anderson kick), 2:40
StL—Faulk 1 run (Wilkins kick),
8:28.
StL—Robinson 13 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), :22.
Fourth Quarter
Third Quarter
StL—Horne 95 kickoff return (Wilkins kick), 14:42.
StL—Tucker 1 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick). 13:36.
STL—Williams 2 pass from Warner (Wilkins kick), 8:13.
Min—Reed 4 pass from George (Hoard run), 4:56.
Min—Moss 44 pass from George (pass failed), 3:48.
Min—Moss 2 pass from George (pass failed), :31.
A-66,194.
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