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Chiefs hope new offense will bring title
The Associated Press
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills changed offenses and changed their fortunes. The Kansas City Chiefs have tried a similar tactic.
When the Bills went to the no-huddle attack, engineered by Jim Kelly, and utilized the all-around skills of Thurman Thomas, they became the American Football Conference's dominant team. On Sunday, the Chiefs will try to stop the Bills from winning their fourth consecutive conference title.
It is Kansas City's first AFC championship game since, well, the Chiefs never have been in this game. They made the Super Bowl after the 1966 and 1969 seasons, but represented the AFL, before the merger took
effect.
The Chiefs have been good enough to make the playoffs the past four years. But while the Bills were unbeaten in the AFC playoffs during that span, the Chiefs won only once.
"I thought that this particular offense was the type of offense that I was looking to get involved with," coach Marty Schottenheimer said Wednesday. "I was looking to be able to catch more balls vertically and not necessarily 40 yards downfield. But, rather vertically, with a shorter area
than the other offense afforded us.
"Once again, the acquisition of Joe was related to the fact that this guy could give us a chance to accelerate the process of transition."
That has impressed the Bills, who envy Montana's 4-0 record in Super Bowls and realize he could prevent them from a fourth trip to the NFL title game.
Although Montana had several assorted injuries that cost him about half the season, he has been his old self in the playoffs. He led the Chiefs back to victories against Pittsburgh and Houston with strong finishes.
"I look at Joe in the same light I look at Michael Jordan," said All-Pro defensive end Bruce Smith. "He has
ability far beyond most quarterbacks and other athletes. No other quarterback other than Terry Bradshaw has won four Super Bowls, and Joe's 37 and on his way to trying to do it again. Without him, they probably would not be in the position they are in."
It's a position Montana loves. He hasn't been to the Super Bowl since the 1989 season, matching the longest non-title drought of his illustrious career. He heard the opinions he was washed up after elbow surgery sidelined him for more than a season and he could not take back his starting job with the 49ers from Steve Young.
Now, he is one victory from proving again just how great he is, and two wins from becoming the first player with five Super Bowl rings.
Dallas receiver psyched for big game
The Associated Press
IRVING, Texas — Michael Irvin remembers how depressed the defending Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys were after an 0-2 start. Now he believes it was the best thing that could have happened.
"It woke us up when we started getting slapped in the face," he said. "It was a blessing. We got poked in the mouth. We got kicked in the butt. It helped us get back on track."
No team that has started the regular season 0-2 has ever won the Super Bowl. But if Irvin keeps lifting his play in big games, the Cowboys might make it to the Georgia Dome Jan. 30.
"The best thing about Irwin is that he's a competitor," said Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman. "He's not the
rastest nor the most athletic, but he has a tremendous will when the ball is in the air.
"He uses his size well and is very aggressive at the point of the catch. He always makes the tough play. And he never shies from contact."
In October, Irvin had 12 catches for 168 yards against the San Francisco 49ers. That same day, Jerry Rice caught seven passes for 82 yards for the 49ers.
A week earlier, Irvin caught seven passes for 155 yards in a game against Green Bay, where Sterling Sharpe caught four for 34 yards. In the NFC divisional playoffs, Irvin caught nine passes for 126 yards, while Sharpe had six receptions for 128 yards.
"I get compared to those guys a lot.
so it's natural to get up for those games," Irvin said. "It feels good to get recognized by your peers. That's why making the Pro Bowl is so important, with your peers voting on it."
from stthree-yeartotal of 4,249yards is the second highest in NFL history over a similar period of time, trailing only Rice's 4,291 yards from 1988-1990.
However, Irvin said the NFC title game in Texas Stadium Sunday won't be Rice vs. Irvin.
"I have all the motivation I need," Irvin said. "Jerry Rice is the best receiver ever to play the game, but it's not me and Jerry on Sunday. It's the Cowboys and the 49ers."
Jimmy Johnson coached Irvin at the University of Miami and agreed with
Aikman that Irvin is a big-game type of player.
"He's a tremendous competitor and loves to play in the big game," Johnson said. "He has tremendous confidence in his abilities.
"He's a guy who in the 10 years that I've been with him has improved every single year. I thought the first year that I saw him that he was outstanding."
Irvin said he goes into every big game "scared."
"I tell myself it's the biggest game of my career," he said. "I'm scared by the feeling of losing, how it hurts. Who knows the next time you'll be this close again?"
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