Sport in Short: American Football

NFL First-round play-offs: (NFC): Washington Redskins 24 Minnesota Vikings 7. (AFC): San Diego Chargers 17 Kansas City Chiefs 0; Buffalo Bills 41 Houston Oilers 38 (OT).

SUGAR BOWL (New Orleans): Alabama 34 Miami 13. ROSE BOWL (Pasadena, California): Michigan 38 Washington 31. ORANGE BOWL (Miami): Florida State 27 Nebraska 14. COTTON BOWL (Dallas): Notre Dame 28 Texas A & M 3. CITRUS BOWL (Orlando, Florida): Georgia 21 Ohio State 14. BLOCKBUSTER BOWL (Miami): Stanford 24 Penn State 3. HALL OF FAME BOWL (Tampa, Florida): Tennessee 38 Boston College 23. FIESTA BOWL (Tempe, Arizona): Syracuse 26 Colorado 22.