NFL Playoffs Washington curse continues: Lions drop another playoff LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Twenty minutes of Stephen Davis was more than enough for the Washington Redskins. It was way too much for the Detroit Lions. Davis entered Saturday's NFC wild-card game with a sore ankle and left with a sprained knee. In between, he revitalized the Redskins' running game with 119 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns to lead Washington to victory in its first playoff game in seven years, 27-13 over the mistake-prone Lions. Davis sprained his right knee five minutes into the second quarter with the score 17-0 and will be re-evaluated Sunday. For a few hours at least, the Redskins were able to revel in a rout that had them leading 27-0 at halftime. It was their fifth straight home victory, and now they have to do something they haven't done all year: Win a big away game. The Lions were 8-4 following a 33-17 home victory over the Redskins last month, but lost their last five games and went only 2-7 away from the Silverdome this season. The Lions haven't won a road playoff game since 1957 and are 0-20 against the Redskins in Washington, including 0-3 in postseason. The Lions were in the playoffs for the fifth time in seven years, but have yet to advance. Former Redskins quarterback Gus Frerotte was essentially a non-factor because the Lions don't have a running game and his line didn't give him time to throw. Frerotte was sacked on the first play of the game, dislocating a finger on his non-throwing hand in the process. He finished 21-for-46 for 251 yards and two interceptions and was sacked five times. NFL playoff results SATURDAY'S RESULTS Washington 27, Detroit 13 Tennessee 22, Buffalo 16 SUNDAY'S RESULTS Minnesota 27, Dallas 10 Miami 20, Seattle 17 NEXT SATURDAY'S GAMES Miami at Jacksonville, 12:35 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m. NEXT SUNDAY'S GAMES Minnesota at St. Louis, 12:35 p.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 4:05 p.m. Miami holds off Seahawks, 20-17 SEATTLE (AP) - There's some football left in Dan Marino after all. The NFL's 38-year-old career passing leader, playing in the shadow of speculation he is about to retire, pulled off some of his old magic to keep the Miami Dolphins in the playoffs Sunday with a 20-17 over the Seattle Seahawks in the final football game in the Kingdome. He did so by orchestrating an 11-play, 85-yard drive capped by J.J. Johnson's 2-yard run for the winning score with 4:48 left. Marino was four-for-seven for 84 yards on the drive, including completions of 23 yards to Tony Martin on third-and-12 from his 13, and a 24-yard third-down completion to Oronde Gadsden at the 5-yard line that set up Johnson's game-winner. It was the 37th fourth-quarter comeback of Marino's career, second only to John Elway, and it sent the Dolphins (10-7) to Jacksonville for a second-round AFC playoff game with the Jaguars next Saturday. Marino was 17-of-30 for 196 yards and had a 1-yard touchdown pass to Gadsden. Miami won on the road in the playoffs for the first time since a victory in Pittsburgh in 1972. Titans shock Buffalo with improbable play NASHVILLE (AP) - To the Drive and the Immaculate Reception, now add the Music City Miracle. Kevin Dyson sped 75 yards down the left sideline with a lateral from Frank Wycheck on a kickoff for the winning touchdown with three seconds remaining Saturday, lifting the Tennessee Titans to a 22-16 playoff victory over the stunned Buffalo Bills. The Titans had to survive a video review, and when referee Phil Luckett announced the cross-field throw from Wycheck to Dyson was legal, the Adelphia Coliseum rocked like nothing Nashville has seen before. But not doing it legally, claimed the Bills, many of whom lay strewn on the turf, in shock that they allowed Tennessee to steal the first playoff game of 2000. Buffalo's Steve Christie nailed a 41-yard field goal for the lead with 16 seconds left. But the Titans had enough time for something desperate: Home Run Throwback. And, in the franchise's first playoff game in six years, the Titans found just the right miracle play. Vikings stifle Cowboys, 27-10 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jeff George waited a decade for postseason glory, and his first taste has him hooked. George threw touchdown passes of 26 yards to Robert Smith, 58 yards to Randy Moss and 5 yards to Cris Carter as the Vikings (11-6) advanced to face St. Louis in the divisional round with a 27-10 victory. Dallas (8-9) failed to become the first .500 team to win a playoff game following a full season. The Cowboys lost their eighth straight road game despite a record-breaking performance by tailback Emmitt Smith, who became the NFL's career leading rusher in the playoffs. The Vikings have put it together with four straight victories. . George completed 12-of-25 passes for 212 yards and no interceptions. Robert Smith rushed 28 times for 140 yards. Originally on page 2B in the 1-10-2000 issue of the Daily.