CONTENTS

NFL PLAYOFFS

12
BACK TO THE BOWL
By beating the Broncos 10-7 in the AFC title game, the Bills got a second shot at the Super prize
BY PETER KING

17
HAIL TO THE HOGS
Led by their mammoth offensive linemen, the Redskins slaughtered the Lions to earn the NFC crown
BY RICK TELANDER

19
CALL ME CRAZY, BUT....
Dr. Z stands fast on his preseason prediction and picks the Bills to defeat the Skins in Super Bowl XXVI
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN

24
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES
By snapping Arizona's 71-game win streak in Tucson, No. 2 UCLA recalled the champion Bruins of yesteryear
BY RICHARD HOFFER

26
A DOWN-HOME HOEDOWN
Center Brad Daugherty and the other countrified Cavaliers have become powerful challengers to the Bulls
BY HANK HERSCH

30
NEXT STOP, ALBERTVILLE
Kristi Yamaguchi looked like an Olympic champion as she won the women's figure skating nationals
BY E. M. SWIFT

46
ON TRIAL
An unprecedented legal drama will unfold late this month as Mike Tyson goes before a jury on rape charges
BY WILLIAM NACK

50
MIGHTY MIKE
Michael Adams, the Washington Bullets' tiny point guard, is making an imposing push to become an NBA All-Star
BY LEIGH MONTVILLE

62
NORTHERN EXPOSURE
These days it is virtually impossible to garner a major sports championship without taking a trip to Minnesota
BY STEVE RUSHIN

DEPARTMENTS

4
LETTERS

7
SCORECARD

54
GOLF

56
PRO BASKETBALL

58
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

73
FOR THE RECORD

74
POINT AFTER

COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN BIEVER

PHOTO

JOHN BIEVER

Back-to-Back, Belly-to-Belly.... : The Bills defense, led by Bruce Smith (78) and Cornelius Bennett, was tougher than a steel drum in shutting down the Broncos 10-7 in the AFC Championship Game (page 12).