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T A M I n Page 10 • The Battalion Sporxs Tuesday • October 31, Da Boys are back, surprise, surprise vikings’ playoff hopes dim with loss Y ou don’t tug on Super man’s cape. You don’t spit into the wind. You don’t pull the mask off the ol’ Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with Jim — especially if he’s dressed in sil ver and blue and has a big star slapped on the side of his head. Before the start of the NFL season, some folks looked at the Dallas Cowboys and saw a team that had slipped a little from its throne over the rest of the league. Not only were they behind the 49ers, but they were also dan gerously close to earning mem bership in the league’s club for mediocre elites filled by the likes of the Dolphins, Chiefs and Packers. Rumor was, they might even have their division crown stripped away by Philadelphia or Phoenix. The losses of speedbumer re ceiver Alvin Harper and All-Pro center Mark Stepnoski were just too much for the Cowboys to overcome. “Everybody, jump ship! Jerry Jones’ U.S.S. Dynasty is going down!” Toilet talk! After eight games this season (seven of those wins and one an uninspired fluke in D.C.), the Cow boys have resur faced themselves as the NFL’s lead dawg. Ask me why. Troy Aikman has been semi spectacular and even more con sistent after recovering from that calf pull he suffered during the Washington game. Emmitt Smith has been amazing on the ground with only one game un der 100 yards. Irvin and Novacek have proved they don’t need a third receiver, and the offensive line with a rehabilitated Erik Williams has been nothing short of the league’s best. The defense hasn’t been great, just good enough. Of course, they got a whole lot bet ter on Sunday in Atlanta with the return of Darren Smith and the debut of that fella with the last name Sanders. Deion didn’t have anything to do with the thrashing of the Falcons — Dionne Warwick could’ve played comerback, and the Cowboys still would have won. He just adds a special brand of something to the mix for Dal las. You can’t see “it.” You can’t touch “it.” You can’t step on “it” or scrape “it” off your shoe. All I know is that the Cowboys got a hold of “it,” and Deion Sanders definitely has something to do with “it.” Italians call “it” machismo. The Germans call “it” Fahrvenu- gen. Cajuns call “it” mojo. Taco Bell calls “it” bellgrande. By any name “it” is still the same: A mystique, a swagger, a little extra winning whatever that comes from an inner faith and an unshakable confidence that you’re the baddest s.o.b. in the joint. The Cowboys can simply call it “Primetime.” I’m not saying that Deion Sanders is the single reason why the Cowboys will go to the Super Bowl this season. He just brings a truckload of “it” to go along with Aikman, Smith, Irvin and Charles Haley and Co. which was pretty damn good to begin with. The Cowboys have their mag ic that they possessed during the ‘93 and ‘94 seasons when they won the Super Bowl back. They know they’re the best and know how to slap “it” all over any team that gets in the way. Combine that with the Steve Young’s shoulder problems and season-ending knee injuries to his 49er teammates Brent Jones and William Floyd, and you can go ahead and park “it” and the Cowboys in Tempe for Super Bowl XXX. Lett, Holmes face drug suspension □ Cowboy officials said they did not know of any NFL actions. IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are 7-1 and tied with the Kansas City Chiefs for the best record in the NFL, but all is not well at Valley Ranch. Leon Lett, who received a $4 million bonus this summer as part of a lucrative contract, and Clayton Holmes could be suspended for failing to ad here to the NFL’s substance abuse policy. The Cowboys stonewalled all questions Monday about the pos sibility Pro Bowl defensive line man Lett and reserve cornerback Holmes could be suspended for as long as six weeks after positive drug tests. “I have no idea what’s hap pening,” Dallas coach Barry Switzer said Monday. “Some things are best not to know. That’s being handled by the conference (league) office poli cy. They don’t allow coaches to know about those things. I have no idea when it will be cleared up.” “I haven’t been informed by the NFL,” said Dallas owner Jerry Jones. Quoting sources, The Dallas Morning News reported that Lett and Holmes could miss four to six weeks for violating the policy for bidding the use of steroids, illegal drugs and abuse of alcohol. The NFL has not contacted the Cowboys about any possible suspensions. Switzer wanted to talk about Sunday’s 28-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons but the rumors swirling around took center stage over Deion Sanders, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith. Lett and Holmes didn’t come to the practice facility on Monday, which was a day off for the Cow boys. They don’t play again until Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles. Switzer said he was “disap pointed” with the Cowboys’ 7-1 record because “I expect to win every game we play,” Chicago Bears 14 Minnesota Vikings 6 □ A fumble by Quadry Is mail sealed the victory for Chicago. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Chicago Bears finally won again on a Monday night, and they might have doomed the Minneso ta Vikings’ playoff hopes in the process. Erik Kramer threw two touchdown passes, including a stunning 48-yarder to Curtis Conway with 25 seconds left in the first half, as Chicago beat the Vikings 14-6 to end its NFL-worst eight-game losing streak on Monday nights. The rare prime-time victory, sealed when Minnesota’s Qadiy Ismail fumbled at the Chicago 24 with 1:32 to play, gave the Bears (6-2) a one-game lead over Green Bay in the NFC Central entering the second half of the season. It also was Chicago’s fourth consec utive win, and its first sweep over Minnesota since 1991. It left the Vikings (3-5) need ing a remarkable turnaround to make Dennis Green only the fourth coach to take his team to the playoffs each of his first four seasons. Minnesota probably needs a 6-2 finish to have a chance, and its schedule includes Green Bay, Detroit, Cleveland and San Francisco. The Bears entered the m with a 12-26 record in the® year history of Mondayli;:' football, and they hadn’t wit| the showcase game since am ry at the Metrodome on Nov,' 1991. Before a 27-24 loss Green Bay on Sept. 11, theyi- lost their previous seven Mot: night games by nearly 20 po^ a game. Even with running k. Robert Smith out withai: jured ankle, Minnesotac trolled the clock throughout,:! ing Moon’s accurate short t ing on long drives thatkj Kramer and the NFC’s high:; scoring offense on the sideM much of the night. 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