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Show Ill~ NAT'L SPORTS :rim UNIVERSITY JOURNAL • SOUTHERN UTAH UNlVERSITY • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1997 I 49ers avoid Black Sunday plague, clinching NFC West efficient gam e from Mark Brunell as the Jaguars won their 12th straight home game. Brunell was 22-of-30 fo r 267 yards and on e touchdown. Falcons 27, Rams 21 It was Black Sunday for three of the top teams in the At St. Louis, C hris Ch andler threw a 2-yard NFL. Indianapolis won its first game of t}:le season touchdown pass to Brian Kozlowski with 6:03 to go yesterday, appropriately enough, at the expense of the as Atlanta (3-8) beat St. Louis for the second time in Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. three weeks. Despite the 41-38 loss, Green Bay remained tied Saints 20, Seahawks 17 OT for first in the NFC Central, because Minnesota Doug Brien kicked a 38-yard field goal after lost to Detroit 38-15. Tampa Bay moved into a tie Warren Moon was intercepted on the first play of with Minnesota and Green Bay after beating New overtime, giving the N ew Orleans Saints a 20-17 England 27-7. victory yesterday over the Seattle Seahawks. At Kansas City, John Elway's late-game h eroics Cowboys 17, Redskins 14 were not enough for Denver (9-2). Pete Troy Aikman's clutch passing and Richie Stoyanovich kicked a 54-yard field goal on the Cunningham's 42-yard field goal with four game's final play as the Chiefs won 24-22 to move seconds left rall ied th e Cowboys to a 17-14 within a game of Denver in the AFC West. victory o ver the Washington Redskins and kept At Indianapolis, Cary Blanchard kicked a 20-yard Dallas alive in the NFC East race. field goal as tim e expired to beat Green Bay 41 -38. Jets 23, Bears 15 Bucs 27, Patriots 7 Otis Smith m ade two interceptions, returning Trent Diller threw for 209 yards and one one fo r a 38-yard touchdown, and caused a third touchdown and Mike Alstott and Errict Rhett by tipping a pass as N ew York beat the woeful scored on 1-yard runs for host T ampa. The Patriots Bears 23- 15 to stay on top in the AFC East. (6-5), who started the day tied for first in the AFC 49ers 27, Panthers 19 East, were held to 16 yards and no first downs in Getting an electrifying kickoff return for a the first half. touchdown from T erry Kirby and surviving a Kansas City Chiefs kicker Pete Stoyanovich is carried off the Lions 38, Vikings 15 blocked fi eld goal late in the game, the 49ers field by teammate Greg Manusky afeer kicking the game Scott M itchell, s haki ng off a sore leg, passed for defeated the Panthers 27-19. San Francisco (10-1 ) winning field goal in the final seconds yesterday against the 271 yards and two touchdowns as Detroit (5-6) clinched the NFC West and a playoff berth with snapped visiting Minnesota's six-game winning Denver Broncos. The Chiefs won 24-22. their 10th straight victory. It was the 13th time streak. Barry Sanders turned in his ninth straight in 17 years the 49ers claimed the division crown and Steelers 20, Bengals 3 100-yard rushing gam e, running for 108 on 19 carries. the sixth time in the 1990s. At Pittsburgh, Kordell Stewart threw two Ravens 10, Eagles 10, OT Raiders 38, Chargers 13 touchdown passes in the second half as Pittsburgh The Ravens (4-6-1) wasted nine sacks and lost a 10-3 Harvey Williams scored a career high four remainea tied for first in the AFC Central with lead at home in the final four minutes of regulation. touchdowns in the late game as the Oakland Raiders The Eagles {4-6-1) had only three first downs in the first Jacksonville. claimed victory over the San Diego Chargers. Jaguars 17, Oilers 9 half and botched a chance to win when Chris Boniol's Buffalo will play at Miami tonight. Jacksonville kept Eddie George in check and got an 40-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right as time By THE ASSOC IATED PRESS " expired. It was the first tie since the Cleveland Browns (now the Ravens) tied Kansas City 10-10 on Nov. 19, 1989. 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