You keep trying things and trying things and eventually, something starts to work. Not much works for the Lions when they play a better team. Houston, ranked No.MOORE, Okla. One young girl is so afraid of the wind that she carries headphones to block out the sound. Other kids are traumatized by the memory of their narrow escape from the storm and the friends who died just a few feet away from them.

Chicago, which has won just two of its last seven after last Sunday's 2813 victory at Arizona, appears to have another favorable matchup against a Detroit team that's given up an average of 31.9 points during a sevengame losing streak. The Bears have taken eight of nine in this series, including a 137 win Oct. 22..His 199 yards, however, helped the Vikings land a playoff berth. The Redskins also were carried to the playoffs by a running back, rookie Alfred Morris, a littleknown sixthround draft pick out of Florida Atlantic, who gained a team record 200 yards in Washington's wino