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I ll Morit-sto Hm Mon Jan 17 1983 are emotional for winners and losers From services Drew Pearson look off I made a 360-degree turn used my body to get into position and looked up lo and behold there was the ball" Packer wide receiver John Jefferson a Dallas native who caught only two passes for 40 yards was glum over the outcome I'm moving buck to Dallas so I have to live with this all summer long" he said then added "We have nothing to feel bad about We played our heurts out Wewonour spot in the playoffs and we will do it again nextyear Pin ker Cou Bart Starr said he is already looking forward to next year I wi a we had mght them a couple of wei-ks ago when they were having some problems Its disappointing to lose certainly but we there will be carry-over of the good thi we've done this year into next" Washington till abur ov-r fullback John Riggins rformance in Washington's 21 i victory over Minnesota Saturday When you i me down to it we only ran a few play aid Redskins offensive guard George Starke When you have ust one buck everybody know he's either going to run right or left But we did that well" job" said New York quarterback Richard Todd "I'll challenge anybody who wants to bump and run with Wesley" "We played the way we are capuble of playing" said Walker who caught seven passes for 169 yards "It just goes to show when you play your hearts out you always have a chance to win San Diego's Kellen Winslow was the last player on both teams to leave the Orange Bowl after Miami beat the Chargers 34-13 Sunday and he didn't have much choice He couldn't walk He was on crutches One year ago he was among the last to leave also but that was entirely different In the unforgettable contest against Miami he set a playoff record with 13 catches and blocked a Dolphins' potential game winning field goal to emerge the star in the Chargers' 41-38 overtime victory This time he twisted his right ankle during the first quarter when he stepped into a hole on the pock marked turf and was operating on less than half of his normal effectiveness He caught only one pass This makes four years in a row that the Chargers have reached the playoffs only to come up empty "That hurts" Winslow admitted "It's getting to a point where it's harder to accept than it was the first time We'll be back What else can I say?" San Diego safety Tim Fox in his first year with the Chargers ufter coming over from New England was asked whether he thought the Dolphins were a Super Bowl-caliber team "Who he replied "This has been a very strange year I don't know what a Super Bowl team is I thought we were one" The Dolphins meanwhile looked ahead to the title game against the Jets "I don't think anybody in this locker room is taking them lightly" said running back Tony Nathan "They (the Jets) want what we want and we both can't go" Charger defensive coordinator Tom Bass took ulong an appropriately titled book for the trip to Miami The prophetic title "Prelude to Terror" The Cowboys hud to reach deep into their bag of tricks to save a victory Sunday againstGreen Bay Dallas led the Packers by only four points in the fourth period when flanker Drew Pearson lofted a 49 yard bomb to wide receiver Tony Hill at the Packer I A play later Robert Newhouse scored to seal the 37-26 victory "I saw Drew wind up like he was going to throw it 90 mph" Hill recalled "so I just The New York Jets' quest for the Super Bowl got an additional ingredient Sunday revenge The Jets earned a berth in next Sunday's American Conference title game by rallying for a 17-14 victory Saturday over the Los Angeles Raiders On Sunday they learned their opponents will be their bitter AFC East rvials the Miami Dolphins think to a man we all wanted Miami" said linebacker Greg Buttle a lot easier flying 2' hours to Miami instead of six to San Diego and we feel we owe the Dolphins something "They beat us twice this year and we want another shotat them One of the Jets' heroes was linebacker Lance Mehl who intercepted two Jim Plunkett passes in the final 2:50 "This is the first time ever been a hero so I really don't know what to say or do" said the quiet former Penn State star Plunkett said he got greedy at the end and it cost the Raiders "I tried to take too big a bite I wanted too much and 1 got burned The Raiders whose cornerbacks usually do well playing bump-and-run defense probably will not try that tactic ugainst wide receiver Wesley Walker in the future "Wesley is an All-Pro he just did a great 1S Kellen Winslow Dallas BEGINS ALWAYS A MOVE AHEAD CONTINUED from HONDA ator wrIr pumpt 4 ir I Ion low pt i MISTLIM HONDA 1 1 1 McHwnr 177 Jllll At 1 Mill Winston SALE i 1 1 fourth-period scare Wide receiver James Lofton who had caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Dick ey in the second period dashed 71 yards on an end around with Dickey throwing a clear ing block just 16 seconds into the final quarter White drove Dallas 80 yards in eight plays capped by his 7- yard touchdown pass to tight end Doug Cosbie The Packers again closed the gap to four when cornerback Mark Lee intercepted a pass tipped by Newsome and returned it 22 yards for a touchdown with 7: 23 to go Stunned by Lee's interception the Cowboys came right back with Pearson whipping a 49-yard pass to Hill to the Packer 1 Fullback Robert Newhouse plunged the last yard with 4 24 remaining to finally put away the scrappy Packers who were in the playoffs for the first time since 1972 and finished the year at 6-4-1 GLASS-BELTED WHITEWALLS Sale 2795 to It I I SS" i 30 a-T wru Mon Top quality WImton Glm Belted Whitewalls Your next belt choice to ridiil tires Super Value! 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Because he light and full of weight has been a problem A year ago she was up to 125 pounds but now she's 105 "You got a kid old enough to ride how old does that make you?" is a jibe Patti hears on the Latonia back-stretch 29" Barton pipes back "I had Leah when 1 was 10 Don't believe me look it up in the American Racing Barton is beginning to think about acting her age This year has been a tough one Patti broke her foot in a spill at River Downs in Cincinnati Another horse stepped on her and she required abdominal surgery "It's nearing the time for my next career" Barton says She be starting cold Barton majoring in accounting with a minor in computer sciences is 11 hours from a degree at Northern Kentucky University (NUN? 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