NFL / BILL PLASCKE : STOCKING STUFFERS

* SCROOGES, ALL OF THEM: In the Pro Bowl ballot submitted by Dallas players, there were six 49ers on the first team . . . and no New York Giants.

The Cowboys visit the Giants for a probable NFC East championship showdown in the final game of the season.

* A GIFT HE WON’T FORGET: Steinberg negotiated Troy Aikman’s astounding $50-million contract while wearing a pair of lucky black boots sent to him through express mail just before the marathon negotiating session.

Steinberg wore the boots throughout the talks, which ended at 4 a.m. Thursday.

“After all of the high-tech strategies failed to work, Troy decided to try a little superstition,” Steinberg said. “He told me to tap the boots together three times. I was doing that all night. I guess it worked.

* HOLIDAY GREETING: Jim Mora, the Saints’ coach, on the fans who cheered struggling Wade Wilson when he was lying on the ground with a knee injury Monday night:

“I’ve been coaching for 34 years, and I saw the worst demonstration in my career. Those are some sick, sick, sick, sick people. It was horrible, disgusting, embarrassing, shameful and it stunk.

“They’re sick in the head. . . . They should have been taken out of the stadium and shot.”

* HOLIDAY GREETING II: Dave Meggett of the New York Giants, on Phoenix quarterback Steve Beuerlein, who said he hopes to pay Meggett back this weekend for earlier trash talking.

“As far as I’m concerned, Steve Beuerlein can kiss my . . . . If he felt I said something about him, you can write it: I don’t give a . . . about him. If he felt he had to point me out, . . . him.

“If (Beuerlein) wants to see me, I’ll be there. He knows (which hotel) we’re staying at. If he feels he has something for me, he can see me one on one. I’m not going to bite my tongue for Steve Beuerlein. He’s never done nothing for me.”

* SANTA CLAUSE: Garrison Hearst, Cardinal running back, received a $2.8-million bonus last week because of a contract clause that pays if Phoenix surpasses last year’s scoring total of 243 points.

Hearst hasn’t played since Oct. 17 because of a season-ending knee injury.

* MERRY CHISTMAS TO YOU, TOO: With two blocked punts and enough taunting on kickoff coverage to fill an MTV video, you would think Reggie Rivers of the Broncos had an outside shot of making the Pro Bowl.

But on the ballots distributed to players, his name was listed as Reggie Roberts, who happens to be the NFC’s director of information.

* AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT: Tom Waddle, Bear wide receiver, after straining a hamstring last week: “I didn’t know a white guy could run fast enough to strain a hamstring.”