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...Cincinnati Bengals, 14-9; the Denver Broncos trimmed the Cleveland Browns, 19-16; the Pittsburgh Steelers downed the Minnesota Vikings, 23-17; the Seattle Seahawks surprised the Houston Oilers, 26-7; the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Washington Redskins, 24-14; the Los Angeles Rams outscored the San Francisco 49ers, 48-26, and the Dallas Cowboys whipped the New York Giants...
...champions in the AFC West last year, rolled over the winless Kansas City Chiefs, 24-7, but two other teams dropped from the unbeaten ranks. The Philadelphia Eagles couldn't handle Ottis Anderson and fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 24-14. The Atlanta Falcons knocked the San Francisco 49ers from the unbeatens...
...called "30-pull" in the San Francisco 49er playbook. The quarterback spins and fakes to the fullback who is following a pulling guard and tackle. But the ball is handed to O.J. Simpson, who takes it up the middle. But there was a difference last week as the 49ers called 30-pull late in their season finale with Atlanta: Simpson was carrying the ball for the last time after eleven years of professional football and a thick sheaf of records: most yardage in a single season; most career 200-plus-yard games (six); most consecutive 100-plus-yard games (seven...
...Fouts, former announcer for the San Francisco 49ers, young Dan almost literally grew up on the sidelines, serving the team as ball boy. He tossed footballs with John Brodie, Billy Kilmer and Y.A. Tittle. When Dan signed up for a local Pop Warner team at ten, he wanted to be a receiver. His father quickly vetoed that idea, insisting he play quarterback. The son does not regret that Foutsian bargain: "If he hadn't, I'd be wearing a white belt, white shoes and selling real estate today...