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The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 49

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JTIK ATLANTA COXTITITION, Nw! 21. 1981 NFL Giants Stun Eagles20-10 Jets On Top WithM lami the Jets will be AFC East champions and earn their first playoff spot in 12 years. The Jets took over on their 23-yard line with three minutes to go after Uwe von Schamann gave Miami a 15-9 lead with a 23-yard field goaL Todd moved the Jets quickly down field, throwing to Wesley Walker for 26 yards to the Miami 31 and Lam Jones for 12 more to the 21 Todd then found Jones for 15 more yards down to the 11 to sst up the game-winning throw to Barkum. Todd, a former Alabama quarterback, left the dressing room quickly after the game for treatment "It's sore, but winning this game makes a lot of pain go away," said Todd as he headed for treatment "I stood on -the sidelines crying after we scored It was like a dream." Miami coach Don Shula said the key came when Miami had to kick a field goal with just over three minutes left The Dolphins moved to the Jets' 4, but on third down, tackle Abdul Salaam broke through to bring down Eddie Hill for a loss and force a field goaL "We were trying for the touch at the end," said Shula. "We wanted it bad.

Salaam made a big play. They made four or five big plays in that game, but that was the biggest one for them. "On their march, they made two long curl-ins where we retreated to far. One of our guys was too cautious. It COSt US." i Runager's shanked punt with 12:55 remaining in the game, traveled to the Philadelphia, 32.

Rob Carpenter thenv1 carried five consecutive times for a total of 19 yards to the Eagles' 13. Quarter- back Scott Brenner deliberately threw one out of the end zone, and Danelo came In for the field goal After the Eagles returned the kiekoff to their 24, Jackson stepped in front of intended receiver Charlie Smith and ran down the right sideline with the intercep- Uon that gave the Giants a 10-point lead with 8:04 to New York took a 3-0 lead Into the first quarter on a 39-yard field goal by Danelo that hit the left upright' and bounced over the crossbar. The Eagles, however, went ahead 74 't later in the period after linebacker Ray Phillips intercepted a Brunner pass at the Philadelphia 37. Jaworski then di- rected a 12-play, 63-yard drive, ended by his 6-yard pass to tight end Keith Krep- 1 fie. to me.

I was surprised. Danelo said he didn't feel any pressure when he kicked his game-winning field goaL "The wind was at my back. The distance was not a factor," he sail "All I had to do was kick the ball" Jackson, a five-year veteran who had never played in a winning game against the Eagles, said he anticipated quarter-" back Ron Jaworskl throwing on his side. "They put two people on my side," he said. 1 saw Jaworski looking in my direction all the way so I just moved into place.

I moved up, caught the ball in full stride. And as soon as I caught it, I knew I was going to score." outplayed us, they outhit us, they outcoached as," said Eagles coach Dick Vermeil "We had lousy field posi-. Uon, all kinds of penalties. We just could never get out of the hole. That one big turnover (Jackson's Interception) was probably a stupid call on my part" The Giants had lost 12 straight to the Eagles since they last beat Philadelphia in the opening game of the 1975 season.

Summary, Page 2-E From Prtu OhMlctat PHILADELPHIA "I told them Monday at practice that we were going to shock the world, and we went and did it," said New York Giants coach Ray Perkins, after his team upset the Philadelphia Eagles 20-10 Sunday in a National Football League game. The Eagles are 9-3, while the Giants, after three consecutive defeats, went to 6-6. Philadelphia and Dallas are tied for the lead in the National Conference East The Giants broke a 10-10 tie in thej fourth quarter on a 30-yard field goal by Joe Danelo and then got another, score on a 32-yard return of an Intercepted pass by cornerback Terry Jackson. Danelo's field goal was set up by a shanked punt by Max Runager, who said his 9-yard kick was the result of a missed signaL "It was supposed to be a fake punt" Runager said. "The ball was to go to (up mas) Frank LeMaster.

Instead it came Summary, Page 2-E From Pnu DhMldxt NEW YORK The hex lives on, and this time it has brought the New York Jets a share first place in the American Conference East Richard Todd, playing despite a broken rib, threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jerome Barkum with 21 sec-reds remaining Sunday, and Pat Leahy, who had kicked field goals of 29, 49 and 45 yards, made the conversion to give the Jets a 16-15 victory over the Miami Dolphins. The win continued the Jets' four-year domination of the Dolphins they are 7-0-1 over the span but more importantly, it tied New York with Miami for the AFC East lead at 7-4-1. The Jets had not ted the division at this stage of the season since 1969. With the tiebreaker procedure in effect, the Jets hold an edge over Miami If New York wins its final four games against Baltimore, Seattle, Cleveland and Green Bay fist 11 1 mm- iiis i 12 Years 86.8 Proof til Hr life; i i Pittsburgh Stops Browns Summary, Page 2-E From Prtu DitMldm CLEVELAND Brian Sipe, last year the National Football League's most valuable player, is' In danger of being remembered more for his intercepted passes than for his many successes. The Cleveland quarterback threw a club-record six interceptions Sunday as Pittsburgh beat the Browns 32-10 to keep within the reach of American Conference Central-leading Cincinnati The Bengals are 9-3; the Steelers are in second at 7-5.

Sipe's most famous pass in an otherwise spectacular 1980 season was an interception that killed a playoff comeback against the Oakland Raiders. "When you play this game long enough, you have games like this," Sipe said. "I had quite a few bad throws. On three of the interceptions, the ball just didn't come off my hand like I intended." "Brian's had some great games for us, but today he had some trouble," said Browns coach Sam Rutigliano. "Plus, Pittsburgh took advantage of the opportunities we gave them." The Steelers converted two of the interceptions into touchdowns, although they also had five turnovers, Donnie Shell led the defense with three interceptions.

Rookie Anthony Washington had two, and Ron Johnson got the -other late in the game. "The secondary just did a great job reading the routes," -Shell said. "Sipe's always throwing them up there 50 or 60 times. We were just hoping to come down with some of them." There was a confident air in the Pittsburgh locker room, a feeling that perhaps the Steelers have recaptured some of their past V1'? ''T'T' "We're playing pretty good football right now," said linebacker Jack Lambert "We're playing a lot like the old Steelers, with intensity, and everybody's fired up." Franco Harris went in from 2 yards early in the third period, giving Pittsburgh an 18-10 lead and tying Harris with former Green Bay star Jim Taylor in career-rushing touchdowns with 83. They trail only former Browns' standout Jim Brown, who scored 106 touchdowns rushing.

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