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Monday, December 1, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Bears clinch NFC Central title with field goal
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CHICAGO — Kevin Butler kicked a 42-yard field goal 3:54 into overtime, giving the Chicago Bears a 13-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday, clinching the NFC Central title and putting the Super Bowl champions back in the playoffs.
Butler, who had missed a 28-yard field goal with 58 seconds left in regulation, kicked the game-winner to cap a Bears' drive that began at their 49.
Mike Tomczak, playing for injured Jim McMahon, completed a 27-yard pass to Keith Ortego to the Steelers' 25 two plays before the winning field goal. Tomczak competed 19 of 30 passes for 235 yards.
The Bears won the overtime coin toss but elected to kick. The Steelers started at their 20 but could not move and punted to the Bears, who took over with 13:57 left.
Chicago clinched its third straight division title and improved to 11-2. The Steelers fell to 4-9
and will suffer their second straight losing season for the first time since 1971.
LA Rams 17, NY Jets 3
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Cornerback Jerry Gray led a ferocious Los Angeles defense by causing a fumble and making an interception yesterday and Eric Dickerson rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, giving the Rams a 17-3 victory over the New York Jets.
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The Jets, who have lost two in a row after winning nine straight, fell to 10-3.
The Rams, leaders in the NFC West, climbed to 9-4 and extended their lead over San Francisco, which takes a 7-4 record into tonight's game against the New York Giants.
Gray prevented the Jets from taking an early lead by jerseying the ball from Wesley Walker as the receiver entered the end zone. Safety Nolan Cromwell recovered, and the Rams turned the
turnover into a 7-0 lead when rookie Jim Everett threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Kevin House early in the second quarter.
LOS ANGELES — Andre Waters returned a Marcus Allen fumble 81 yards and Randall Cunningham scored from the one-yard line two plays later yesterday, lifting the Philadelphia Engles to a 33-27 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Raiders.
A minute later, the Rams converted another turnover into a 38-yard field goal by Mike Lansford. Freeman McNeil fumbled, and safely Vince Newsome recovered to set up the score.
Philadelphia 33, LA Raiders 27 OT
On a first down play, Allen gained four yards and fumbled. Waters recovered at the Eagles' 15 and ran to the Raiders' four before wide receiver Dokie Williams tackled him.
After Cunningham gained three yards to the one, he dived over to win it for the Eagles, 4-9.
The defeat hurt the Raiders, 8-5, in their run
for a playoff spot. They trail first-place Denver
by two games in the AFC West. All-Stars
MIAMI - Quarterback Turk Schur leaped into the end zone on a four-yard scramble early in the fourth quarter yesterday, helping the Atlanta Falcons survive a Miami rally and snap a five-game losing streak with a 20-14 victory over the Dolphins.
New England 21, New Orleans 20
Atlanta improved to 6-6-1, and dashed Miami's chance of making the playoffs. The Dolphins fell to 6-7
NEW ORLEANS — Mosi Tatupu returned a blocked punt 17 yards for a touchdown and Don Blackman converted a fumble recovery into another score yesterday, rallying the New England Patriots to a 21-20 victory over the New Orleans Saints.
In raising their record to 10-3, the Patriots tied the New York Jets for first place in the AFC East. The Saints, who led 13-7 midway through the fourth quarter, fell to 6-7.
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Broncos win 34-28 after passing rally
DENVER — John Elway threw three second-quarter touchdown passes yesterday and the Denver Broncos survived a fourth-quarter rally for a 34-28 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Elway threw touchdown passes of four yards to Vance Johnson, 19 yards to Mark Jackson and eight
Oilers' 38.
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yards to Sammy Winder, which gave the Broncos a 34-14 lead. But Cincinnati's Boomer Esiason threw two touchdown passes to Cris Collinsworth early in the fourth quarter to bring the Bengals back.
CLEVELAND — Mark Moseley, playing his first game for Cleveland, kicked a 29-yard field goal with 16 seconds left in overtime yesterday, which gave the Browns a 13-10 victory over the Houston Oilers.
On a fourth-and-two from the Houston 30, Bernie Kosar threw a seven-yard pass to Brian Breman. Five plays later, Moseley, who was signed Wednesday to replace injured Matt Bahr, converted the decisive field goal. Moseley, a 15-year National Football League veteran, was cut earlier this season by Washington.
Cleveland 13, Houston 10
Cornerback Frank Minnifield intercepted two passes from Houston's Oliver Luck in overtime, and returned the second one 20 yards to the
Cleveland improved to 9-4 in front of a crowd of 62,309 at Cleveland Stadium despite an erratic offense and five shanked punts by Jeff Gossett. The Browns, however, intercepted six passes.
San Diego 17. Indianapolis 3
INDIANAPOLIS - Wes Chandler caught a deflected 30-yard touchdown pass from Dan Fouts yesterday, which helped the San Diego Chargers to a 17-3 victory over the winless Indianapolis Colts.
The Chargers improved to 3-10 and 2-3 since Al Saunders replaced Don Coryell as head coach, Indianapolis, the NFL's only winless team, fell to 1-3 and moved within one defeat of the league record for the longest one-season losing streak. Tampa Bay finished 0-14 in its inaugural season in 1976, New Orleans lost 14 straight in a 1-15 season in 1980 and the Colts lost 14 straight in a 2-14 season in 1981 when they played in Baltimore.
Redskins beat St. Louis
United Press International
Washington gains playoff spot with victory
Zendejas' second goal field of the game improved the Redskins to 11-2
NFC
ST. LOUIS — Max Zendekes jicked a 27 yard field goal with four seconds left, lifting Washington to a 20-19 victory yesterday over the St. Louis Cardinals and clinch a playoff spot for the Redskins.
while the Cardinals dropped to 3-10. The Redskins opened a half-game lead over the New York Giants in the NFC East and earned at least a wild card playoff spot before a crowd of 35,637 in a constant mist rain and fog. The Giants are 10-2 entering their Monday night game in San Francisco.
The Cardinals tied the score 17-17 with 5:23 remaining when Neil Lomax threw a 35-yard touchdown for Roy Green — his 300 career catch.
Green streaked down the right sideline and hauled in the over-the-shoulder pass at the corner of the end zone to beat Barry Wilburn. The Cardinals marched 70 yards in only five plays to the score.
MINNEAPOLIS Wade Wilson
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Playing for injured Tommy Kramer, who missed his second game with a sprained thumb, Wilson completed 22 of 33 passes. The six-year veteran's previous high was 236 yards against Tampa Bay in 1984.
and three touchdowns yesterday, leading the Minnesota Vikings to a 45-13 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Ted Brown ran 60 yards to the Tampa Bay one-yard line — the longest run of his pro career — to set up a touchdown and he ran two yards for another touchdown.
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