Rams Roll Past Saints as Haden Throws Two TDs
Pat Haden threw two first half touchdown passes and added a fourth quarter keeper to lift the Los Angeles Rams to a 44 to 14 victory over New Orleans. The win moves L A Rams within reach of an NFC West title with San Francisco’s game looming. Lawrence McCutcheon ran for 1000 yards mark while Haden completed 14 of 16 passes for 124 yards before leaving with illness. The Rams defense forced turnovers and blocked a Saints rally, while Chuck Muncie starred for New Orleans with 106 rushing yards and a late score.
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Patriots Triumph Over Broncos 38-14 Clinches Playoff Push
Patriots advance toward first playoff berth in 43 years as rookie Mike Haynes shines with a 62 yard punt return for a TD and a pick. New England sacks Broncos nine times, piling up 332 total yards behind Calhoun's 72 yards and Grogan's efficient play. Denver cuts deficit late but falls to 7-5 while the Patriots improve to 3-? with two games left in the AFC wild card race.
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Oilers hold off Falcons for first win in seven weeks
Houston Oilers defeat Atlanta 20 to 14 as John Hadi throws touchdown passes of 40 and 6 yards and Skip Butler adds a late field goal. Atlanta backup Kim McQuilken drives a late march to the six before the drive stalls at the end zone. Alfred Jenkins had a 22 yard TD for the Falcons and Bubba Bean connected on a 49 yard halfback pass.
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Chiefs rally past Chargers in seesaw 23 20 upset
Ed Podolak threw for 195 yards and Jan Stenerud booted three field goals as the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Diego Chargers 23-20. Podolak connected on 14 of 27 passes. Dan Fouts threw three TDs for San Diego but was intercepted three times. The game featured six lead changes with KC improving to ten wins on the road.
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Bears overcome Packers 16 10 on Thomas field goals
Bob Thomas kicked three field goals to lift the Chicago Bears past the Green Bay Packers 16 to 10 in Green Bay. The Bears grabbed the lead with a 22 yard field goal late in the third and extended it after an Allan Ellis interception set up a 25 yard strike with 9 46 remaining.
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Giants prevail 28 to 16 over Seahawks in Seattle
Giants win their second game of the season 28-16 at Seattle. Craig Morton threw 3 and 19 yard TD passes to Gary Shirk and Ka Marshall, while Gordon Bell added two rushing TDs. It marked first NFL touchdowns for Shirk Marshall and Bell.
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Skins still in playoff scramble
Washington Redskins beat the Philadelphia Eagles 24 0 to gain ground in the playoff chase. Mike Thomas caught two Kilmer TD passes and topped 1000 rushing yards as Dennis Johnson and a Kilmer pass set up scores after fumbles. Eddie Brown's 56 yard punt return also sparked the win.
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Colts clinch playoff spot with Jets win
Bert Jones threw three TD passes in the second period as the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Jets 16 to 3 to secure a playoff berth. The 10-2 Colts lead the AFC East by one game over New England, with Jones connecting on TD passes to McCauley Mitchell and Carr and Linhart adding four field goals and extra points.
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Browns edge Dolphins on Sipe passes in tight win
Cleveland Browns beat Miami 17 13 as Brian Sipe threw TD passes to Paul Warfield and Reggie Rucker. Warfield celebrated his birthday and Rucker added a scoring grab. Dolphins Griese matched with two TDs but failures by Yepremian and a late Cockroft field goal sealed the game.
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