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-rro v. '7- BY JACK SAYI.OR Free Press Sports Writer The Lions' next date is Dec. The Lions have a four-day than the record to me. They're 6 here against still another respite before re-grouping and a fjne football team." The countdown is down to division leader, the St. Louis nobody welcomed the break three in the Lions' belated Cardinals.

more than Walker, the vet- "THAT'S A HELLUVA foot- and the boos didn't go unnoticed on the field. "The people were putting us down," said Charlie Sanders. "One of the guys said 'they're laughing at We didn't win that for anyone but ourselves, but we were glad in there until they worked a couple series," Rush admitted. "I went over to the sideline once and said 'who's that man in "I know Lamonica is No. 3, but this guy was wearing 16.

I'll tell you this, he sure can move around there for an old man." "Their team seemed to get hopped up when Blanda came in," noted Mike Lucci, "but Lamonica has a stronger arm we were probably better off with Blanda in there. "After we scored again, I didn't care who was playing quarterback." "I didn't even know he was The Lion defense believes, too. "That Oi'fensive unit is as good as any in the NFL right now," Naumoff praised. The heroics were left to Landry Co. The Raiders tried to let George do it for the sixth straight time, but it didn't quite come off.

drive toward the NFL play- "IT'S A TOUGH order to eran linebacker who set a ball team," agreed Schmidt. offs and their confidence is wjn fjve jn a r0w," sajrj Lion record Thursday by play- di(3n-t Iook good for the i growing by leaps and bounds Wayne Walker, "but if we ing in his 169th regular- home fokg when jt wag H. after back-to-back victories play as well as we have in season game. ziDDer and I didn't breathe over division leaders Jan these two games, we can do "I feel like I played all 169 easv untji Hushes made that Francisco and Oakland. it." of them today, I'm so beat," ratrh still Piiarantpp vnn if we "If we nlav this uiav sairl Walker.

"It was a real The fans weren't exactly in win these three games, we'll there's no way they can keep physical game, but one of the a holiday mood when the be in the playoffs," said coach us out of there," added Paul most gratifying of all. This game means more Raiders made it 14-0, either 1 UUC UliillllVll SAVE DELTA WIDE SNOW TIRE GLAS BELTED 90 to show the fans, too." Jerry Rush and Alex Kar-ras were others who complimented the Oakland team. "I loved that," gushed Rush. "I really got emotional about this one, I usually don't get that way. That's a great team." "Hey, they've got a helluva team," Karras.

"I think they should win their division. But I think it's the sign of a pretty good team, too, when you can come back and beat them after being down 14-0." THERE WERE fears that Karras had re-injured his knee in the first quarter, but his injury was asprained ankle and he returned. Larry Walton also sprained an ankle and Farr received a slight concussion on a out-of-bounds shot from Raider end Ben Davidson. There were gasps, too, when Sanders didn't get up after grabbing his second touchdown pass. "The pass was a little high and I fell flat on my back," he said.

"The ground was frozen there and it just knocked the wind out of me. "I prefer the passes high, but not quite that high," he laughed. IT WAS a very mild complaint, since there was little else but praise for Greg Landry's passing. "The big guy just killed us," said Oakland coach John Madden. "He has the size to break tackles and the speed to do something about it after that.

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That's when the old injury jinx almost caught up with Farr again. HE TOOK the ball around right end for 18 yards but Ben Davidson cracked him hard at the end of the run. "Somebody (Davidson) hit me in the back of the neck and for the first time in my life I just felt numb all over," said Farr. another Landry pass for a 42-yard completion. "Coach (Bill) McPeak had called it in from the press box," said Hughes.

"We figured if we played a i bump and run we could go deep on them," noted the 1 wiry wide receiver. "I had an option though. If he held i me up I'd go 15-yards to the sideline but he didn't hold me up. "I saw Greg throw it. When I looked up I saw the ball in- side him (safety Kent Mc- Cloughan) and I just took a dive, hoping I'd get to it." Just three plays later Farr went around right end," shak- ing tacklers as he went, for the final margin of victory i and his first real Thanksgiving in four years.

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For the first time since his rdokie season (1967), Farr has not been laid out by a serious injury, and not even two games in five days could slow him His 121-yard day followed a 117-yard performance against San Francisco Sunday. H'We knew we were going to have a short week to prepare," admitted Farr as he feasted on red pop. "But I said to myself I can do it be Outright price 25.91 Save (9 with trade 'Botttrlet available at stores Indicated by asterisk "Somebody told me it was a cheap shot but I don't know. All I now was that for a while I was in another world." Farr was back in the second half though and it was his catch, turning into a 58-yard play, that set up Detroit's go-ahead touchdown. "Actually it was supposed to be a deep pass to me but the linebacker did a great job of picking up the play," Farr explained.

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