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IRVING (AP) — Third-string quarterback Reggie Collier, a former USFL standout, could see some ac tion in the Dallas Cowboys’ last two regular-season NFL games. Coach Tom Landry said Tuesday. “We still have a thread of hope of getting into the playoffs,” Landry said. “Funny things happen in this business. But in the next two games we need to look at some people who will help us next year. Reggie Collier will possibly move in some.” The Cowboys, who have fallen to a 7-7 record, must win their last two games against Philadelphia and Chi cago even to have a long shot for a wild-card spot. San Francisco would then have to lose its last two games, while Minne sota drops at least one of two. “We still want to win games but we could use Collier if the situation was right,” Landry said. Steve Pelluer has been ineffective for the Cowboys as a replacement for the injured Danny White. “Steve’s not making good deci sions,” Landry said. “He is frus trated and I don’t know how bad his conFidence has been hurt. I do think he is strong enough to overcome it.” Pelluer has suffered 14 intercep tions and 39 sacks, while throwing only five touchdown passes. I-andry said. “We needtoemll a winning note.” I .andry called the season; unusual year to say the least' “We had a lot of optimtsE] We looked like a shoo-in *2! < DALL [ins c The Cowboys, who have lost three consecutive games for the first time since 1979, are mired in their worst slump in 21 years. The club, which has lost five out of its last six, hasn’t had a similar streak since losing five in a row in 1965. Also in jeopardy is the Cowboys’ record of 20 consecutive winning seasons, the longest active streak in professional sports. “The 20-year streak is important,” started 6-2 with Herschd looking so good. We hadsoaHU^" lies .ind some bad luck an: ^ never get going again,"hcsa PpP 1 disco v said it would i> §* er< wa for the Cowbovs fi 16 ' ( ’ out l.andry hallenge” out easy, of their slump, he said. Landry was asked if he f 001 ’ 11 1 Walker would return netp®' V |. ai Walker said last week heijr 0 tire. f 1 " 1 11 “I think Hersche! will 1 I .andry said. “He enjoys lot not his No. 1 priority butlij mean he doesn’t enjoy it.” Sea hawks’ win close to perfect sed tl SEATTLE (AP) — Drawing on memories of all those games in his 14 seasons as a head coach in the NFL, Chuck Knox of the Seattle Sea- hawks says it’s “difficult to remem ber when one went as well as that one did.” The Seahawks did everything right and the Los Angeles Raiders did everything wrong on a noisy Monday night in the Kingdome — and Seattle won 37-0. The Raiders’ loss gave the AFC West title to Denver, 10-4, and left both Seattle and Los Angeles with 8- 6 records. By winning before 62,923 scream ing fans, the Seahawks stayed math ematically alive in the playoff chase. By losing, the Raiders, who were shut out for the first time since 1981, no longer can control their own des tiny. The Raiders and the Seahawks trail Cincinnati, 9-5, in the battle to nail down the AFC’s second wild card berth. In order for the Sea hawks to get into the playoffs, they will have to beat San Diego and Denver in their closing two games and hope that the Raiders and Kan sas City, also 8-6, each lose one and that Cincinnati loses two. “Our players just executed very well and fought hard,” Knox said Tuesday. “It’s a real tribute to them that we could play as well as we did against the Raiders without a Kenny Easley, a Jeff Bryant and a Blair Bush out there. “Our team was sky high and the crowd was really into the game. We got an early lead and that kept our crowd in the game.” Written off for dead just three games ago, the Seahawks had a team-record 11 sacks against a trio of Raiders’ quarterbacks — 39-year- old Jim Plunkett, Marc Wilson and Rusty Hilger. Since losing four games in a row, Seattle has won three straight and Dave Krieg has been outstanding in successive triumphs over Philadel phia and the Raiders. Against the Raiders, Krieg com pleted 14 of 21 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns; a 12-yarder to Raymond Butler and a 10-yarder to Steve Largent. He wasn’t inter cepted. In contrast, the Raiders’ trio of Plunkett, Wilson and Hilger was 13 for 29 for 166 yards and three inter ceptions. “Four or five weeks ago, we were probably the worst team in the Na tional Football League,” Seahawks’ running back Curt Warner said. “But we’ve turned it around.” Warner rushed for 1 16 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. “We have to look at ourselves as a good football team,” nickel back Kerry Justin, who had two® lions for Seattle against ibeiJ sau 1. “When somebody cauiil have to bring in somebodu4 st ill ! k able to get thejobdoot [ Paul Moyer started ai 1 safety in place of Easlev; tel wards filled in for BiyanUl fensive end; and Will Gun I Bush’s replacement aiceinn:| Raiders’ game. Both Easley and Butiarro the season. Bryant haibetDoi injured reserve list with an sprain for four weeks andisd to come off it this week in4 the Seahawks’ game in $£‘1 Sunday. Reeves says Broncos didn't back into title DENVER (AP) — Broncos Coach Dan Reeves says there will be no apologies because his players won the AFC West title in front of their television sets, getting a timely assist from the Seattle Seahawks. “We didn’t back into the title,” Reeves insisted Tuesday. “Anybody who says that is overlooking the fact that we’ve won 10 games, with a chance to win 12, against one of the toughest schedules in the league. We didn’t play any pigeons. To clinch it, we’ve had to do a lot of things right.” Denver became the first AFC team to clinch a playoff spot Monday night when Seattle whipped the Los Angeles Raiders 37-0. The Chicago Bears, New York Giants and Wash ington Redskins already have clinched NFC berths. The Raiders’ loss gave the division championship to the Broncos for the second time in three years. Denver, at 10-4, has a two-game lead over Seattle, Los Angeles and Kansas City with two games left, and the Broncos ■A have the tiebreakeradvatitii each team. A day earlier, the Bron blown a chance to win thelil selves. With the oppora hand, they bowed to Ransast 10. Seattle then did “It would have been nice t* outright, but it doesn’t li some help,” said Reeves little unusual, really. Ever been here we’ve never g help from other teams. W 6 my first year and couldh' 1 I the playoffs with some he didn’t get any. Andwewet year and missed out.” “We’ll take it anyway* it,” cornerback Mike Hard Wide receiver Steve Wfl otherwise. “When you somebody else do yourworU away from it,” he said, Denver’s regular-seasont- be against the rejuvenated^ in Seattle. Seattle has wonih 1 row after a four-game losing I ; T Trail Blazers down Spurs SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Port land’s Kiki Vandeweghe scored a season-high 40 points to lead the Trail Blazers to a 120-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs Tuesday night. The win was Portland’s fifth in a row and lifts it to 12-9. The loss drops San Antonio to 6-13. The Trail Blazers withstood a second-half comeback by San An tonio as the Spurs scored 11 straight points, cutting Portland’s lead to 89-87 with eight minutes left in the fourth period. Vandeweghe countered for the Blazers, scoring eight of the next 11 points as Portland pulled ahead 98-93 and coasted from there. Former Spur Steve Johnson scored 24 for Portland and Clyde Drexler added 23. The Spurs’ Tyrone Corbin had 21, and My- chal Thompson had 20. The Blazers hit 55.5 percent of their shots, connecting on 45 of 81, while San Antonio shot just 39.7 percent, hitting on 35 of 88. In the third period, the Spurs made only five of 22 attempts. Winds cause trouble for Heart of Americfl FREMANTLE, Australia (AP) — A cruel wind broke the Heart of America syndicate Tuesday and made the other races in the Ameri ca’s Cup challenger series a battle for survival. Heart of America suffered all but mathematical elimination as winds of up to 34 knots blew out two of the Chicago boat’s spinnakers and washed a crew member overboard. The stricken yacht, with Buddy Melges at the helm, limped in 10 minutes, 10 seconds behind French Kiss, skippered by Marc Pajot. The victory strengthened the French boat’s hold on second place in the third and final round robin of the challenger series. She has 19 vic tories against 11 losses and has earned 117 points. The wind turned the Indian Ocean course into a sea of whitecaps and caused gear failure among both the challenger fleet and the Austra lians competing in the series to de termine a defender. John Kolius sailed America II through an error-free race to defeat Britain’s White Crusader by 1:47. The victory gave the New York Yacht Club entry a 24-6 record. White Crusader’s skip(^ [ Cud more, said his with a spinnaker halyard^ it valuable time. “I make a habit of noiIf'' at the mast in these corf jibe in these winds isjusUf 1 crash,” Kolius said. White Crusader place to sixth while Anierrf to fourth, one point ahe*J' Blackaller’s USA. The San' boat finished 5:39 ahead 1 ’ 11, which suffered a broL halyard. New Zealand, a shoo 45 semifinals, gave helms 11 : Dickson a rest but the res 15 same. Tactitian Brad steered the fiberglassyad 11 victory over Italy's W zurra. New Zealand no' 1 ars 8c Stripes praedf- ver against Eagle in - ia match as the Nesf; t was over the staiw was recalled, giving an instant 56-second Diego boat, which 4 Ba ru v_JLc