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Show V t nr tf ev J dMru.jv n - ii 4f f wp .. M1 i ? awimtsits rTH WJKmrXEU5E3!BHmaK JMS4 T arkenton threw 43 times the last game against th Packers. "If we had to pass 100 times to win, it wouldnt bother me a bit," Bud Grant has said. No Packers has RUNNING BACKS gained 400 yards Harrell has great quickness Chuck Foreman has gone over 1 ,000 yards and he combines with Brent McClanahan to give Vikes a big edge here OFFENSIVE LINES The Packers are experienced but they havent been all that effective. The Viking line is strong on the nght side with Ed White, Ron Yary and Stu Voigt Big edge Minnesota. RECEIVERS Both teams have explosive receivers who can break long touchdowns The Packers have Ollie Smith and Ken Payne, plus Harrell. The Vikings feature White and Ahmad Rashad, plus Foreman whom many believe is as good a receiver coming out of the backfield as he is a runner. DEFENSIVE LINES The Packer front has more sacks than the Vikings and Minnesota gives up a lot of rushing yardage as witnessed Monday n ght against San Francisco McCoys play If he reacts sufficiently, the matchup with White, a premier offensive guard, should be a classic -- Here s a dose' Bob Gnese never had the size and strength to rate as the NFLs premier quarterback in sheer ability, though he has been in a few Pro Bowls Grieses forts in his 10 pro seasons has been hts mind Many label him the leagues smartest quarterback Last Sunday in Cleveland he abdicated Miamis presiding thinker masterminded the gaffe of the year and admitted it With first down at Clevelands d line, his gone and the closing seconds ticking off at 19, 18, 17, 16, etc , Gnese had only to fling the football out of bounds or over the end zone to stop the clock and gather his wits. Instead he handed off to Norm Bulaich The fullback was smothered forthwith, and snow too to the Dolphins dropped a the Browns. Thus did Gnese keep Cleveland s thin playoff chance alive Gnese did not shoot himsef or swallow a vial of pills afterward He only acknowledged, I blew it, and what more was there to say? The soured a performance that included 22 completions of 33 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns Whatever, the Dolphins are going nowhere this season, nor is Griese likely to be given the chance for an encore Sunday against Buffalo in the Orange Bowl Don Strock, the stork who has been standing behind Gnese and Ear' Morrall for three years, is expected t j get another of his rare unveiiings against the Bills A year ago December against the Bills, with both Griese and Morrall hors de (&-3-- GREEN BAY PACKERS DEFENSE o' other contenders. Another new customer tx the Dolphins may be LoainJ McCreary, tight end of the future if he can block and hang onto an occasional Strock pass. Other targets are rookie Dunsl Hams and sophomore Freddie Solomon, both seasoned by row with tha loss to in,unes of wide recovers Nat Moore and Howard Tw.lley WHEN THE LTLLS HA E THE 3A5JL With Marargi operating as tfcugti handetifed in the absence of injure j Joe Ferguson, all the B.lis fiave left is Simpson running ror the book O.J s escapades aga.nst the Lions gave him 1 ,229 yards for time-ou- ts four-yar- STARTING LINEUPS 17-1- 3 the yecr and marked the fifth season he 1 (XX) His career total soared to 9,252 yards, sti nearly two miles behind tfie 12,312 standard set by Cleveland's Brown over mne seasons Rmgr may not let Marangi suffer further embarrassment either Sam Wyche the perennial stanti-in- , is around and might as well have a lifo'e fling Here are two .cquads with ambition and a combined record to show for it has topped I J-- mind-blow- er pre-seas- 5-- 7 V..t 7 MATCHUPS TO WATCH. BOO CHANDLER VS. JERfS WHTF With Chandler the on! , receiver of experience still standing Wire may get heip at led comorback from safeties Charlie Babb or Bryant Salter though ;he latter appears to tie playing oui his option year witnout strai urg himself O J. SltPSOIM VS. BOO MATHESON AND LARRY GORDON Outsde linebackers have been the I ey s in Miami' scheme of contaming Simpson, makingj him rur inside The degree of incentive the defense will bring against O J . however, i j moot To his credit, O J keeps tryirg in 1 j most trying season LAST MINUTE FACTORS Bob Nuechenberg, sde'med he past two with bono chips in an ankc. Sunday could pr ibably play but is likely to teniair i spectator There seems re point in riskino Kuecner berg a! all the rest of the year particu a ly with Ed Newman playing w- jll as his ; fcstitute at ouard The cros-I- i may fall below 40 000 for the first time in Shula s seven seasons unless Oj muqnetisiTi can save 're cate ShuLs has a personal goal to achieve tn 13 dm--t seasons he has never had a fosinq one 8 6 at EWt.more in h-- first year being the tow unt now At 5 7, however, 6-- 5 ld screen kj fci our reg. 8.99 see 88 '' , V ,, . 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JIM MARSHALL Starr is high on his rookie left tackle, but admits Koncar has a lot to learn Marshall, nearly 39, will be glad to teach Koncar from his defensive end position A ED WHITE VS. MIKE McCOY story has come out of Minnesota thut the Vikings have been downgrading left tackle fiJ- - HI' look- WHEN THE DOLPHINS HAVE THE BALL Exoect to see a flock of new faces including SL-cfullback Stan Wnfrey and runnng back Gary Davis as Shula tces a look into his Future Tins may be the only experimental week for Miami, which laces Minnesota n the season windup. St to la fee's an ob igation to p ay regu'ars against contenders, for tne suk a Sund?y, Dec. 5 2:00 p.m. Channel 2 (9-2-- wood basket the Don Shula era, losing none so not lepea Sunday, wth Street or Jerry Ford it quarterback. MIAMI KEY MATCHUPS: cast iron grate in the'e is absolutely no cause to fn ik they will AT CHUCK FOREMAN AND BRENT McCLANAHAN VS. CARY WEAVER, DON HANSEN AND FRED CARR Viking backs caught 14 passes the last time the teams played. The Packer linebacking bio will need a near perfect effort to keep Forman in check. An FRED COX VS. FRED CARR unusual matchup perhaps, but linebacker Carr blocked two Cox field goals last time. NOTES The Vikings 1 ) are m a fight with Dallas (10-2- ) and Los Angeles for the best mark in the NFC and home field playoff advantage . . . The Vikings have won six of the last seven games with tne Packers . . . The 49ers gained 317 yards rushing ag?inst the Vikings . . Quarterback Johnson played for the first tone last w.jek and hit four of eight passes in relief of Brown . . . GREEN BAY PACKERS OFFENSE times BUFFALO IS I ' performance. Stock can ha'dly be expected to choke against the 2 10 Bills and Gary Marangi Marangi was ghastly, four for 21 and 29 yards in a 27-1- 4 Thanksgiving Day loss at Detroit The game was memorable for O J Simpsons 273 yards, a record for an NFL game that broke Simpsons own mark of 250 set in 1973 Though the Bills were leaping about and laughing when O J surpassed the record in the fourth quarter. Tommy Hudspeth put the wtiole thing in perspective He s one hellacious football player, the Detroit coach noted, but I II take a victory over the recot d any day The defeat borsted Jim Ringos credentials to 0-- 7 since replacing the - Minneto i nrnrt. he will be fortunate xl salvage a 500 account, nq their pasc 13 aga nst tha EUi? the Dolphins commanu a bulge sree their I9t3 debut Saban in October The disqusted Dolphins have beaten the Bills 13 straight STARTING LINSUFS BJFCA OBILLS OF-- ! r T $ CD 2? o om n CD 70 U o & 16-4- -1 Tuning In nr m s Lou The CB Radio fad that seems to have swept the country hasrt missed the Atlanta Falcons If you re a Good Buddy here are a few of the handles identifying Falcons players The Mortician (tackle Len Goshalk, once an apprent.ee mortician). Coffin Corner (punter John James), Golden Pole (quarterback Kim McQuil-ken- ). 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