Show The Salt Lake Tribune 1QD December Sunday 6 1987 Bears Are Entering Pittsburgh Washington at St Louis Buffalo at the Los Angeles Raiders New England at Denver and Tampa Bay at New Orleans The New York Jets are at Miami Monday night Indianapolis (6-- at Cleveland (7-Step One in the master plan to get everyone in the AFC East back to The Colts have been cooperating marvelously winning one then losing last one They beat the Oilers week but have to go into Cleveland without quarterback Gary Hoge-boowho separated a shoulder Just as everyone was putting the Browns in the Super Bowl the 49ers exploited the holes in their defense as Joe Montana and Jerry Rice picked them apart 4 “There’s nothing fata! about falling” said Coach Marty Schotten-heime- r “It’s only fatal when you don’t stand up We’re going to stand up” said Schottenheimer Buffalo (6-- at the LA Raiders (4-Is this another game that will leave an AFC team at The answer may lie in what Cornelius Bennett can do against his stable-mat- e in agent Richard Woods’ cliend tele Bo Jackson whose show in Seattle Monday night electrified the Seahawks and just about everyone else In fact Bennett and Jackson who just began playing at midseason may be the NFL’s premier rookies by season's end If Bennett Shane Conlan and the Coliseum's natural turf can neutralize Jackson and Bruce Smith can get to Marc Wilson the edge goes to Buffalo — Wilson vs Jim Kelly is a quarterback mismatch New England (5-at Denver This could end the 6 pattern As John Elway blossoms for Denver the Patriots’ injury list keeps getting longer There’s spunk there — they battled back from three touchdowns behind to take Philadelphia into overtime before losing 1 The Broncos are banged up too — scratch Gerald Willhite and Steve Sewell from the offense and Dennis Smith from the defense for the rest of the year n But Elway has been a team playing the best quarterback of By Dave Goldberg AP Football Writer wins over the No more 1 two-poi- Bays Tampa and Green losses tc No more two-poiDenver ' No more deficits from which to recover fumbles by the No more goal-lin- e Fridge "This is it it’s make it or break it" Said Chicago Coach Mike Ditka whose team begins its real season Sunday night in Minnesota i "The big plan says no more losses” I If that’s the big plan it won’t be ieasy £ The Vikings' regulars are 1 the Jsame as the Bears and Minnesota beat Chicago 23-- at the Metrodome last season But Minnesota’s strike team was 3 leaving the Vikes at 4 to Chicago’s meaning Minnesota needs a win Sunday then some help to win the AFC Central That help may be there to foil Dit-ka- 's grand plan to finish at 13-- and get all his playoff games in frigid Soldier Field After the Vikings the Bears must go to San Francisco for a game that could decide the NFC’s home-fiel- d advantage then play Seattle at home ! Ditka isn’t particularly fond of where the string starts — indoors at the Metrodome which he calls “the rollerdome” and “a roller rink” 4 “I don’t like indoor domes” he said 2‘Football was meant to be played tiutside and on grass Not in roller rinks The Vikings rise and play well against us but I'd like to play them on a neutral field" The Bears also will be facing a rested team which last played on in thanksgiving beating Dallas Overtime Tommy Kramer who picked the Bears apart in that 23-- 3 game last year should be back at quarterback after bruising an arm and giving way to Wade Wilson in the Second half at Texas Stadium In other games this weekend Atlanta is at Dallas Indianapolis at Cleveland Kansas City at Cincinnati the Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Philadelphia at the New York Giants San Diego at Houston San Francisco at Green Bay Seattle at 6-- 6 51-2- 7 m 7-- 38-2- 3 7-- 0-- 2 2 6-- 221-yar- 34-3- Segment of NFL Season ak his career as Denver has straight to pull within three won Krieg said “Now we have to count on some other people” SF 49en ) at Green Bay Is this a trap for the 49ers caught out in the cold with Cleveland behind and Chicago ahead? 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