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Austin. TeiasPag CS The Austin Amfrican-Slatesman Sundav. Decemhfr 28. 1975 Cowboys, ''Vikings renew rivalry Minnesota has home field advantage, Tarkenton team that can play well against Minnesota," said Landry. "We haven't beaten them in the past few years, but we've played them very close." Vi OFF CLEARANCE SALE at oil 3 stores Coordinated Sportswear, Dresses, Long Dresses, Girls' and Ladies' Coats NOT ALL STOCK INCLUDED yurif i.i.i.i.i.i.rrr Staubach completed 57 per cent of his attempts for 2,666 yards and 17 touchdowns.

Chuck Foreman, who became Minneota's first rusher in a season, also caught 73 passes and scored 22 touchdowns while wiping out Viking records in those categories. Robert Newhouse led Dallas rushers with 930 yards. Drew Pearson is the leading Cowboy receiver with 48 catches for 822 yards and eight touchdowns. "We have the type of COLISEUM NEW YEAR'S EVE DANCE DEC. 31 CO's including a 0-11-1 season in the Cowboy's 1960 genesis.

Grant has built an 87-36-3 record. Minnesota's Fran Tarkenton bested Dallas' Roger Staubach as the top quarterback in the conference. "They've moved the ball on everybody in the league," Grant said of the Cowboys. "On defense, they don't use a lot of variations, but they're very sound." The Cowboys averaged 359 yards offense and 25 points a game while Minnesota averaged 354 yards and 27 points a game. Tarkenton connected on 64 per cent of his passing attempts for 2.994 yards and 25 touchdowns while BLOOMINGTON, Minn.

AP )-The Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings renew their similar National Football League histories Sunday in the National Conference division playoffs. The Cowboys, who grabbed a playoff berth as the NFC's wild-card team, carry a 10-4 record into Minnesota against the Central Division champion Vikings, 12-2. Minnesota and Dallas each retooled considerably during the offseason to ready themselves for another playoff appearance. Both were football ragamuffins in the early 60s as expansion franchises, and have been transformed into highpowered teams. They split two earlier post season matchups with the winners advancing to the Super Bowl each time.

"Minnesota probably has even more talent this year because the young players have come through," says Dallas Coach Tom Landry. "It's as solid as the recent Viking Super Bowl teams." The Cowboys, also reliant on many new-players, have been in the playoffs nine of the last 10 years while Minnesota has missed only once in the last eight. Landry and Minnesota's Bud Grant have developed similar public profiles and enjoy comparable success on the job. Landry's record with Dallas is 126-90-6 I "-ubBj II WelL Boul ique i I Ausin'j Wosf Unique Shop for Ladies and Young Ladies IS408 Porkcrest OH Balcenes Drive Ph. 453-7351 6315-B Cameron Rood 454-6090 9 430S Manchaca Bd.

(South Austin) 442-9620 I 6 per person includes oil party fovors 442-9243 443-1829 rTTT APUifrpholo VETERAN COACHES ON SIDELINES SUNDAY Tom Landry, left, of Cowboys; Bud Grant of Vikings unny afternoon niiiaiiii Bengals, Raiders due for one SAVE DOLLARS 1 were the defending Super Bowl champions, 28-26 in a memorable first round game here one year ago that was billed by some as "The Real Super Bowl" since the teams had the best two records in the NFL. But the Raiders lost the next weekend in the AFC title game to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the real Super Bowl champs. The Raiders have the best record in pro football since 1963, a gaudy 126-45-11, but no Super Bowl titles to show for it. "When you're in the playoffs, you just have to play good, solid football. You aren't going to beat anybody by fooling them." says Oakland Coach John Madden, whose teams haven't played quite well enough in past playoffs.

The quality of the Raiders' depth was evident this season as they survived injuries to key personnel, including Stabler who played several games on a weak knee. Everyone should be available Sunday except defensive end Tony Cline who suffered a knee injury last week. Madden intends to use four linebackers and a three-man defensive line to combat the Cincinnati offense which accumulated an NFL-leading 3.241 passing yards this season. "Once we can stop the pass, everything will fall in place for us," says veteran Oakland cornerback Willie Brown, who adds, "they may have the best set of ide receivers in football." Isaac Curtis is Anderson's top pass-catching threat, Cincinnati's counterpart to the speedy Cliff Branch of Oakland. "We've got to get some long drives going and keep the ball away from Anderson and his bunch," says Stabler.

OAKLAND (AP) The Cincinnati Bengals and Oakland Raiders, who saw each other only dimly through an Ohio rainstorm back in October, meet again Sunday in the National Football League playoffs. "You can't base anything on that game," says Ken Stabler, the Oakland quarterback who ill be matched against the Bengals' Ken Anderson, the NFL's passing leader for 1975. "I don't want to speak for Anderson, but I know I was terrible that day. 1 gave up four interceptions and so did he," Stabler recalled. The Bengals were 14-10 winners in the regular season game Oct.

19, with both offenses spinning wheels on the wet artificial turf of Riverfront Stadium. Stabler completed 8 of 24 passes and Anderson was an even less impressive 4-for-19. "Kenny shouldn't even have played that day, as bad as his knee was," Oakland linebacker Phil Villapianosays. Anderson, like Stabler, could blame a lot of his problems that day on the slippery, heavy football, but he learned that, "The Raiders have a very sound defense." Oakland built its 11-3 record, good enough for an eighth division title in nine years, with a defense ranked first in the American Football Conference and an offense that finished third statistically. The Bengals, also 11-3 and in the playoffs as the AFC wild card team, were second to Buffalo on offense and fou'th in the conference on defense.

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"He's more sure of himself now, seeing things better and executing better than he used to." That, in part, can be attributed to the spread formation (shotgun) which Landry devised to take advantage of Staubach's mobility and strong passing arm. As a result, the Cowboys were able to convert 44.5 per cent of their third down situations. In 1974 they were only 41 per cent effective on third down Staubach set a team record for most completions, hitting 198, bettering the old mark by eight. His passing yardage total reached 2,666 and he would have had a good chance at Don Meredith's record of 2,805 if bruised ribs had not sidelined him for the last regular season game against the New York Jets. In comparing the Cowboys with Minnesota, a team aiming for the Super Bowl for the third straight year, the two teams are nearly equal in offensive point-making.

Minnesota, led by the record-passing arm of Fran Tarkenton, led the NFC in total points (377) while the Cowboys amassed 350, third best in the conference. While the Cowboys' defense gave up 268 points, Minnesota permitted the second fewest, 180. But the Cowboys were No. 1 in total yardage offense (358.9 average) while the Vikings had the best overall defense (225.2 average yield). Minnesota led the NFC in sacks with 46 while Dallas had 41.

The Vikings' 28 interceptions were also tops in the conference and Dallas forced 25 turnovers via the air route. Professional oddsmakers installed Minnesota 7'i point favorites at mid-week while defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh, which weldomed surprising Baltimore in a first round AFC matchup, was picked by 11. Pittsburgh won Saturday, 28-10. Dallas Cowboy coach Tom Landry. u'hen quizzed that pro football may be taking on a dull image, has responded to the critics thusly "I don't agree that you have to have passes to have excitement in football.

"When a program is close on the scoreboard, it's tremendously interesting if you understand it if you fully understand how the offenses are trying to open up this complicated thing. "My answer to those who think football is dull is, try to understand it better. If you do, it will be very rewarding. You have to appreciate the game more if you know what the battle is all about down there (on the field)." Landry speaks with authority. He's one of the winningest coaches in the National Football League and come Sunday he'll be directing his troops against Minnesota in the first round of the National Football Conference playoffs.

That will mark the ninth time in ten years Landry has directed the Cowboys into postseason activities. This year, however, has been, according to Landry, his most memorable and satisfying. When the Cowboys broke summer camp at Thousand Oaks, Landry carried a dozen new faces with him to Dallas. Otherwise, it was expected to be the start of a rebuilding process for the 'Pokes. Landry and the Cowboy front office didn't expect the rebuilding process to be handled quite so expeditiously.

Especially in view of a 2-4 exhibition record which had many fans moaning the losses of such former standouts as defensive tackle Bob Lilly, center Dave Manders, safety Cornell Green, running back Walt Garrison, all joining the retirement scrolls. And then the loss of Calvin Hill, the rusher of Cowboy fame who defected to the World Football League's Hawaiian franchise. Nevertheless, the Cowboys matured quickly Too Tall Jones at defensive end combined ith second-year pro Harvey Martin to give the Cowboys one of the best pass rushes in the Reg. 69.88 Here's what we do: Install new tront grease seals Inspect brake springs. Inspect master cylinder Inspect and adjust parking brake Inspect rear oil seals lor teaks Bleed and refill brake system Save 29.01 Install new JCPenney Stop Action brake linings on all 4 wheels Rebuild all wheel cylinders Resurface tour drums Repack front wheel bearings Lubricate shoe contacts Road test car Orig.

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