text: FNL AMERCAN FOOTBALL - CLTS CLOBBER EAGLSE TO STAY IN PLAYOFF HUNT. INDIANAPOLIIS 1996-12-06 
   The injury-plagued Indianapoli sCots lost another quarterback on Thursday but last year's AF finalists rallied together to shoot down the Philadelpiha Eales 37-10 in a showdown of playoff contenders. Marshall Faylk rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns and JJason Belser returned an interception 44 yards for a score as the Cots improved to 8-6, the same mark as the Eales, who lost for the fourth time in five games. Paul Uustin, starting for the sidelined Jim Harvaugh, was 14-of-23 for 144 yards and a touchdown for the the Cots, who played their last home game of the season. Indiana;olis closes with games at KansasC ity and Cinccinnati. The Eales were held without a touchdown until the final five seconds. hiladelphia, which fell from an NF Easy tie with the Callas Cowboys and Washnigton Redskins, go on the road against the Nee York Jets and then entertain Aruzona. The loss by hiladelphia allowed the idle Greeen Bay Packers (10-3) to clinch the first NF playoff berth. The Cots won despite the absence of injured starting defensive tackle Tony Siragusaa, cornerback Ray Buhcanan and linebacker uentin Coryatt. Faluk carried 16 times, including a 13-yard TD run in the first quarter and a seven-yard score early in the final period. Justni made his second straight start for Jarbaugh, who has a knee injury. Justni suffered a sprained right shoulder in the third quarter and did not return. Third-stringer Kerwin Bel, a 1988 draft choice of the Miami Dophins, made his FNL debut and was 5-of-5 for 75 yards, including a 20-yard scoring strike to Marvi nHarrison in the third period. A 39-yard interference penalty against hiladelphia's TroyVincent set up Faluk's first score around left end that capped an 80-yard march 5:17 into the game and the rout was on. Eales quarterback Ty Detemr was 17-of-34 for 182 yards before he was benched. Ricky Watterd, who leads the NF in rushing, left the game after getting kneed to the helmet after gaining 33 yards on seven carries.
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