Sports headlines for Sunday December 20, 1981:

• Turner: Braves Have Abandoned Hope Of Signing Reggie
• Jets Put Giants In Playoffs With 28-3 Drubbing Of Packers
• Colts End 14-Game Losing Streak By Beating Patriots -- Again
• Bucs Take NFC Central Title, 20-17 Over Detroit
• Bert Jones, Unsigned For '82, Could Be Headed For Denver
• Vikings' Fans Riot After Last Game In Metropolitan Stadium
• Clemson Reportedly Offered Illegal Recruiting Inducements

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Today's Top Performances
Passing Gifford Nielsen (HOU) 377 yards Ken Anderson (CIN) 299 yards Paul McDonald (CLE) 297 yards Bert Jones (BAL) 267 yards Richard Todd (NYJ) 247 yards	Rushing Wilbert Montgomery (PHI) 108 yards George Rogers (NO) 107 yards Ottis Anderson (STL) 102 yards Billy Jackson (KC) 102 yards Joe Washington (WAS) 96 yards	Receiving Dave Casper (HOU) 139 yards Cris Collinsworth (CIN) 128 yards Mike Holston (HOU) 128 yards Rick Upchurch (DEN) 102 yards Dave Logan (CLE) 101 yards

Team 1 2 3 4 F Cincinnati Bengals (12-4-0) 10 17 0 3 30 Atlanta Falcons (7-9-0) 0 21 0 7 28 Att: 35,972 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F Cleveland Browns (5-11-0) 0 7 7 7 21 Seattle Seahawks (6-10-0) 14 14 14 0 42 Att: 51,435 at Kingdome Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F Denver Broncos (10-6-0) 3 0 14 7 24 Chicago Bears (6-10-0) 0 14 14 7 35 Att: 40,125 at Soldier Field Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F Green Bay Packers (8-8-0) 0 3 0 0 3 New York Jets (10-5-1) 7 14 0 7 28 Att: 56,340 at Shea Stadium Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F Kansas City Chiefs (9-7-0) 3 0 7 0 10 Minnesota Vikings (7-9-0) 3 0 3 0 6 Att: 41,110 at Metropolitan Stadium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F New England Patriots (2-14-0) 7 7 0 7 21 Baltimore Colts (2-14-0) 10 7 6 0 23 Att: 17,073 at Memorial Stadium Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F Pittsburgh Steelers (8-8-0) 3 3 14 0 20 Houston Oilers (7-9-0) 7 7 0 7 21 Att: 41,056 at Astrodome Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F San Francisco 49ers (13-3-0) 7 7 0 7 21 New Orleans Saints (4-12-0) 14 0 3 0 17 Att: 43,639 at Louisiana Superdome Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F St. Louis Cardinals (7-9-0) 0 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia Eagles (10-6-0) 7 21 10 0 38 Att: 56,656 at Veterans Stadium Game Summary	Team 1 2 3 4 F Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7-0) 3 7 0 10 20 Detroit Lions (8-8-0) 0 7 3 7 17 Att: 80,444 at Pontiac Silverdome Game Summary
Team 1 2 3 4 F Washington Redskins (8-8-0) 6 10 14 0 30 Los Angeles Rams (6-10-0) 0 7 0 0 7 Att: 52,224 at Anaheim Stadium Game Summary

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