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Cos Angeles Sfhttcs Monday January 10 1983 CCtPart III Chargers Boon FSrstt Play WSim odu Their Lasti Screen Pass Is Curtains for Steelers By CHRIS COBBS Times Staff Writer Their character as a team might be questioned and they may not have much defense but the San Diego Chargers says Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw have the greatest passing attack in history we ever have another war we ought to send the Chargers and let throw those Bradshaw said Sunday after the Chargers beat the Steelers 31-28 in Round 1 of the AFC playoffs never seen anything like their passing got to be the best The leisurely Sunday drive Page 9 said Bradshaw who has four Super Bowl rings watch them and you want to run out there and ask for their autographs "I know if they can win the Super Bowl with that but they can with that offense I hope they get there It will darn sure be game had its own excitement what with a passing show between Bradshaw and San Dan Fouts and a stirring finish The Chargers after trailing early in the fourth quarter 28-17 scored twice in the last nine minutes on Fouts passes to tight end Kellen Winslow The first one was set up by Jeff interception of a Bradshaw pass at the Pittsburgh 37 Please see CHARGERS Page 8 Freeman McNeil NFL PLAYOFF HISTORY PATRICK DOWNS Los Angeles Times Kellen Winslow heads for end zone on last-minute screen pass from Dan Fouts (raising arms in celebration) that gave the Chargers a 31 VINCE COMPAGNONE Los Angeles Times 28 victory over Steelers Sunday Jets Pick Off Bengals 44-17 McNeil Sets Rushing Record A Record Day for THE TOP RUSHERS IN Buccaneer Offense Is Just Plain Offensive By ALAN GREENBERG Times Staff Writer IRVING Never mind the final score: Cowboys 30 Buccaneers 17 The brillant embattled defense minus three starters and on the field two-thirds of the game nearly always stopped the Cowboys Problem was they stop Doug Williams their own quarterback Buccaneers Coach John McKay could have Should have a big reason why the Cowboys are going into round two of the NFL playoffs against the Packers here Sunday consider (making) a McKay said was probably a It was a mistake because Williams who only practiced one day last week because of leg miseries (pulled right hamstring bone chips in his knee) completed only one of his first 10 and that was an interception by Cowboys defensive back Dextor Clinkscale setting up the first score The Buccaneers even manage a first down until halfback James Wilder ran 11 yards with 5:44 left in the first half Midway through the third quarter Williams had completed 1 of 14 for seven Please see COWBOYS Page 10 By MIKE LITTWIN Times Staff Writer Yipes stripes The Cincinnati Bengals lost theirs Sunday Got torn right off their helmets along with their heads They lost more than their stripes though For example they seemed to lose track of a certain Freeman McNeil whom you might remember The Bengals will forever more The former UCLA star rushed for 211 yards an NFL postseason record to lead the New York Jets past the Bengals 44-17 Way past them With the victory McNeil and the Jets earn a visit this weekend to the Coliseum old stomping grounds The Jets have a playoff date there Saturday with the Raiders and with Marcus Allen who has also done some pretty good stomping at the Coliseum look forward to seeing my McNeil said of the trip home Oh and Marcus too friends he says And as for the remainder of the Raiders? game might give them something to worry said McNeil All-Pro in his second season Actually a lot of things to worry about for the Jets performed offensively at a level that approached greatness It has been a while The last time the Jets won a playoff game Joe Namath was the quarterback and Lyndon Johnson was president Please see JETS Page 12 NFL Playoffs FIRST-ROUND RESULTS AFC Saturday's Games at LA Raiders 1 1 pm Washington 1 9:30 a Sunday's Games Miami (2) 930 a Dallas (2) 1 pm of teams in parenthesis Associated Press Jerry Bell (82) seems to have Rafael Septien's 33-yard field goal attempt blocked But he missed it and Dallas had a 3-0 lead The Falcons 'Hurried' Out of the Playoffs Scott Ostler Now Is the Time for the Lakers to Come to the Aid of Kareem New York Jets 44 Cincinnati 1 7 San Diego 3 1 Pittsburgh 28 LA Raiders 27 Cleveland 10 Miami 28 New England 13 NFC Dallas 30 Tampa Bay 1 7 Minnesota 30 Atlanta 24 Washington 3 1 Detroit 7 Green Bay 4 1 St Louis 1 6 SECOND-ROUND PAIRINGS By BOB OATES Times Staff Writer A series of strange plays put the Minnesota Vikings behind Atlanta three times Sunday but they kept coming back on quarterback Tommy passes and fullback Ted runs And in the final minutes they moved 72 yards through the Falcons to pull it out 30-24 and advance to the second round of the pro football tourmanent They play the Redskins in Washington Saturday The difference Atlanta Coach Leeman Bennett said was that his offense score a point "We got beat by a defensive team that physically ripped our offensive he said that Atlanta quarterback Steve Bart-kowski completed only 9 of 23 passes for 134 yards He threw two interceptions and was sacked three times "They had a very good pass he said News item Georgetown basketball Coach John Thompson blasts officials for not protecting his 7 -foot center Pat Ewing from overzealous guarding will tell him to go hardship if going to be mauled grabbed pushed and Thompson says Before Thompson advises his young star to jump to the NBA maybe he should have the kid talk to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem would probably tell Ewing "Kid if you want to avoid violence better sign with the NFL or the NHL or the Roller Kareem would recite the Wilt Chamberlain Rule' which written anywhere but is committed to memory by every NBA official and player It goes something like this: the player you are guarding is 7 feet tall forget the rules You may maul grab and push You may use anything short of portable power tools to prevent the big fella from getting the ball and True the smaller players always play strictly by Dr rules but comparing the crimes committed against the smaller players to the crimes committed against Wilt and Kareem is like comparing shortchanging to bank robbery This blatant double standard of officiating started with Wilt and has been handed down to succeeding generations of big men like a radioactive pocket watch Blame Wilt There had been big men in the NBA before him but none so strong and agile It just fair Officials had to choose They could enforce the rules of basketball and allow Wilt to score 80 points a game or they could let his defenders treat him like loggers treat redwoods "Nobody in the history of the game was ever fouled more flagrantly than Wilt especially without the says Times staffer George Kiseda who was a beat man in Philadelphia when Wilt was in his prime almost never called a foul before Wilt got the ball which is when he was trying to establish position greatest pass blocker in history never played in the NFL he played in the NBA Wayne Embry 6-8 and as wide as some Please see OSTLER Page 6 Minnesota Coach Bud Grant said: sacks tell it all We have a (statistical) category we call and we hurried him pretty As a result the Vikings are still breathing this morning although there were a number of times Sunday when that seemed unlikely They helped defense and special teams score three touchdowns the only touchdowns the Falcons made The first came on the fourth play of the game after Minnesota punter Greg Coleman fumbled the snap His kick was blocked and Atlanta recovered in the end zone to lead 7-0 "I remember Greg ever dropping a Grant said After Kramer marched the Vikings ahead at halftime 13-7 the Falcons regained the lead in the third quarter with what players called two more fluke touchdowns 21-16 Please see VIKINGS Page 13 New York Jets (6) Minnesota (4) at San Diego (5) at Green Bay (3) at NOTE: Seedings.