Packers Rally Past Falcons In Inconsequential Finish
In a rain soaked finale Green Bay edged Atlanta 24 20 to end the season with a 5 9 mark while Atlanta stood 4 10. Randy Johnson directed two fourth quarter scoring drives for Green Bay as Eric Torkelson and John Brockington bolstered the comeback with one yard TD runs. Brockington neared 5 000 career rushing yards and Johnson threw for 165 yards.
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Redskins Rally Past Cowboys to Clinch NFC Wild Card
Washington, once written off, stunned Dallas 27-14 to seal the NFC wild card as Calvin Hill scored the go ahead TD and John Riggins added a late clinching run. The victory also knocked St. Louis from playoff contention and kept other Week 15 results in motion.
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Vandervelde Wins Tri-State Bowling Title Over Michalko at South Lanes
Dave Vandervelde edged Ray Michalko 613 to 612 in the final series to win the Tri-State Bowling Match Games at South Lanes posting 546/471 total pins to Michalko s 541/419. Vandervelde earned 325 dollars plus a trophy and extra prizes, with Michalko collecting 225 dollars for second. Eight finalists included Curl Porterfield Jim Wolf Rich Hasley Mike Galajda Gordie Falker and Don Angel as 107 bowlers competed December 4 and 5. Vandervelde 33 and from La Crosse led the match in head to head play securing a 50 pin bonus. He plans to bowl Whitehall and Reno events next.
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OJ Simpson Wins NFL Rushing Title Amid Bears Down Year
O J Simpson ran for 171 yards to finish with 1 503 yards this season, securing the NFL rushing crown while Walter Payton ended second at 1 390 after leaving the Bears game with an ankle injury. Other 1 000 yard club members included Del Williams, Lydell Mitchell, Lawrence McCutcheon, Franco Harris, Mike Thomas, Rocky Bleier, Mark Van Eeghen, Otis Armstrong and Greg Pruitt.
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Standings from Sundays NFL Results
Regular season ends with notable scores including Baltimore 58 over Buffalo 20 and Kansas City 39 over Cleveland 14. Other results show Cincinnati 42 over New York Jets 3, Philadelphia 27 over Seattle 10, Green Bay 24 over New England 3, Dallas 14 over Oakland 24, San Francisco 27 over New Orleans 7, Washington 27 over Dallas 14, and Denver 28 over Chicago 14.
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