Playoff first-score trend faces test in NFL title showdowns
NFL playoff preview notes a pattern where the team scoring first tends to win the next games. Cincinnati and San Diego in the AFC and Dallas and San Francisco in the NFC are one win from Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac. Cincinnati and San Diego survive scares as Buffalo and Miami rally late, while Dallas dominates Tampa Bay.
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Dallas Cowboys
San Francisco 49Ers
Chargers
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Rolf Benirschke
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Cowboys
Tampa Bay
San Diego
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Pontiac
Mich
Anderson and Company
Joe Ferguson
Bills
Joe Cribbs
Jerry Butler
Anderson
Cris Collinsworth
Ferguson
Bengals reach title game as Bills and 49ers advance
Injuries to Cribbs and Roosevelt Leaks limited the Bills and a late delay of game stalled a Buffalo drive in the final minutes as Cincinnati clinched a spot in the title game. Cowboys, 49ers, and Chargers also won, with Montana and Dorsett among the standout performers in postseason action.
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Bills
Buffalo
Bengals
Anderson
Forrest Gregg
NFIL
Cincinnati
Montana
Freddie Solomon
San Francisco
Giants
49Ers
New York
Scott Brunner
Eric Wright
Earnest Gray
Joe Danelo
Bill Ring
Ronnie Lott
Solomon
Dwight Clark
Football Madness Sparks TV Boom and Bowl Mania
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley notes a nationwide wave of gridiron fever driven by bowl games and the NFL playoffs. He contrasts the college bowls’ pageantry with pro football’s pursuit of a national champion, citing Clemson’s 11-0 season and Nebraska’s Orange Bowl clash as emblematic climaxes of a season-long feast of games.
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Will Grimsley
Hall of Fame
Birmingham
Peach
Atlanta
Bluebonnet
Houston
al Tempe
Ariz
Miami
New Orleans
Dallas
Pasadena
Clemson Wins Crown Nobody Wanted With Simple Formula
Clemson claimed the national title after a 22-15 Orange Bowl victory over No. 4 Nebraska. Coach Danny Ford noted an undefeated season as the key to staying No. 1, with 12 straight wins and a first national championship in 86 years. Player turnover looms as Ford targets elite recruiting.
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Clemson
Greenville
8.C
Danny Ford
Ford
South Carolina
Miami
Tigers
Nebraska
Iouston
Perry Tuttle
Nation
Jeff Davis
Jeff Bryant
Associated Press
Texas
Penn State
Pitt
Southern Methodist
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
North Carolina
Washington
Crimson Tide
Southern California
Trojans
SMU
Ski Tour Deadline Sets Ottawa Recreation Trip to Colorado
The Ottawa Recreation Commission announces a ski tour to Summit County Colorado from March 18 to 22 with three days at Breckenridge and Winter Park. The trip costs 229 dollars per person and travel is by charter bus. Reserve at the ORC Youth Center or Budge's Sports Center, or call 242-1959 for details.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Summit County
Colorado
ORC
W. 4Th
Budge’s Sports Center
S. Main
Snow Delays Ottawa High Girls Basketball Tilt
Snow in the Kansas City area has postponed Ottawa Highs return to action. The Olathe North Ottawa girls' game at OHS gym is rescheduled for Tuesday at 6 PM. Wrestling returns Wednesday at Turner High School in Kansas City Kan. Friday features a girls and boys doubleheader versus Bishop Miege and the Winter Sports Queen crowning.
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Ottawa High
Olathe
Olathe North Ottawa
OHS
Cyclone Gals
Turner High School
Kan
Golden Bears
Bishop Miege
Cyclones
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