Bengals demonstrate Bacon hints at trick play in win over Oilers
Coy Bacon and Melvin Murrell orchestrated an 80 yard run and 46 yard sprint set up by Bacon in the Bengals 22-7 victory over the Oilers. Cincinnati secured the AFC Central seed as Houston dropped to 4-2 with its second straight loss.
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Bears Narrowly Beat Cowboys as Payton Scores
Upside down Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears dove over the Dallas defense to score a touchdown in a 31 2 win over the Cowboys. Ted Hendricks failed to sack Green Bay QB Lynn Dickey who dodged the rush and found Willard Dryer for a pass, finishing with a misadventure.
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Cowboys Outs Muscle Bears In Hard Fought Win
Dallas survived a quarterback injury when Roger Staubach fractured a finger and was replaced by Danny White who tossed a 15 yard TD to Preston Pearson. White later connected with Golden Richards for a 54 yard pass before a final 6 yard White to Pearson score to seal the 24 7 win over Chicago. Other NFL results include Minnesota 31 2 over Philadelphia and Pittsburgh 27 0 over New York Giants.
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Dorsett Sets Major College Rushing Record at Pitt
Pitt's Tony Dorsett sprinted 32 yards for a touchdown to top Archie Griffin with 5,206 career rushing yards in a 45-0 victory over Navy. He received a hero's welcome at Pittsburgh airport as coach Johnny Majors praised him as the greatest football player.
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McLendon Wins Southern Open Title After Struggles
In Columbus Georgia Mac McLendon captured the Southern Open with a final round 68 on a cool windless day, finishing ten under par 274 to beat Hubert Greene by two strokes. The win, worth 25000 dollars, marked McLendon’s first individual tour title in nine years and sparked a renewed confidence after years of near-misses and self doubt.
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Raiders Dominating Win Over Packers With Flagless Refereeing
Oakland Raiders beat Green Bay 18 to 14 as officials held back on penalties in a rough game. Ken Stabler threw three TDs while Raiders’ defense limited Green Bay despite heavy flag activity and missed extra points.
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