Poor Punts Doom Bears In Key Loss At Minnesota
Chicago Bears fall 20 17 as Bob Parsons punting miscues give Minnesota Vikings good field position. Fran Tarkenton passes for 210 yards while Walter Payton sparks Chicago in third quarter with two touchdowns. Matt Blair blocks an extra point, Roland Harper seals late Bears drive with a TD. Jets beat Bills 17 14 as Pat Leahy boots winning field goal. Namath leaves hurt, Todd leads rally. Cardinals top Saints 33 14 as Hart routes Gray adds big plays. Bartkowski injures knee. Stabler throws three TDs for Raiders in 33 17 win over Chargers.
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Bears Stay In Hunt After Hard-Fought Vikings Loss
Walter Payton shone with 141 rushing yards and two touchdowns but Chicago fell 20 5 in Minneapolis. Payton and Foreman traded bursts as the Bears nearly erased a 17 0 deficit, driving 80 yards in nine plays on the third quarter, while two late kicks and a penalty kept the game closer than expected.
Bears Edge Vikings In Tight Finish At Soldier Field
Bears rally from 17 0 down to lead 20 19 with 10 27 left as Payton returns late to catch a key pass. Matt Blair blocks extra point, Vikings stall, but final turnover near midfield preserves Chicago win in tight conference matchup.
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Steelers Lose Neck Injury Takes Bradshaw in Browns Clash
In Cleveland, Da vid Mays led the Browns to an 18-? victory as Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw left with a neck injury. Mays replaced injured Brian Sipe, steering Cleveland to a late field goal push with Dan Cockroft accounting for points.
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Texas Sooners feud reignites after brutal clash
In a charged postgame scene in Dallas Texas and Oklahoma traded barbs over spy allegations and lure of a polygraph test amid a 6 8 football clash. Texas coach Darrell Royal pledged to quit coaching if Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer would take a lie detector test. Critics urged NCAA involvement as rumors circulated about practice spying.
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