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The Mountain Statesman

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1976

Page

6

Redskins clinch final playoff berth with win over Dallas

The Washington Redskins recovered from earlier doubts to beat the Dallas Cowboys 27-14 and secure the National Conference wild card. Former Cowboy Calvin Hill scored the go ahead TD with 4:34 left, and John Riggins later sealed the win with a key block paving the way for a 60 yard touchdown run. Playoff games set for Dec 18 and 19 include Washington at Minnesota and New England at Oakland, among others.

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Cards edge Giants as Ravens clinch home field

Washington upset chances aside, the Cardinals edged the Giants 17-14 to fall short of the playoffs while Baltimore routed the Bills 58-20 clinching home field. Bert Jones threw three TDs for the Ravens and Otis Jones starred for St Louis with 119 rushing yards and two TDs.

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Mountaineers Fall 79-64 as Temple Dominates

WVU coach Joedy Gardner lamented poor forward play after a 79-64 loss to Temple in Philadelphia. Forwards Sid Bostick and Russell Chapman contributed eight points, while WVU trailed 37-39 at halftime before a rough second half, with Temple seizing tempo and WVU scoring only two in a stretch.

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Bluefield dominates late to beat Wheeling in Golden Valley final

Bluefield, 7-0, rallied from a slim first half deficit to pull away and defeat host Wheeling 99-89 in Wheeling. Anthony Harris led with 24 points and was MVP as Scott Todd added 18 and Mark Page 17. Wheeling's Ron Gaddy scored 24, with Wilson and Thompson at 20. Fairmont, Concord, and State also won while West Liberty beat Frostburg in the consolation.

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Scoreboard snapshot shows NFL and NBA results and standings

Pro football American and National conferences display division records and playoff positions, with Saturday and Sunday results across multiple games. NFL NFC and AFC divisional playoff matchups are listed, alongside Eastern Conference basketball results including Knicks and 76ers scores and standings.

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