1.   All this played out against the backdrop of the most prominent collapse in modern NBA playoff history, the best team failing against the worst team.

2.   And their playoff history suggests they tend to do their best work after their most comprehensive beatings.

3.   A Cardinals victory today would be one of the biggest upsets in NFL playoff history.

4.   After stopping the Dolphins in three plays to open the game, the Broncos put together one of the great textbook drives in National Football League playoff history.

5.   But on the longest Sunday afternoon in playoff history, it all changed.

6.   But the wide arc of his playoff history is a checkerboard of great individual performances and four eliminations in the Eastern Conference finals.

7.   But the win was the largest margin of victory in team playoff history.

8.   Carnell Lake missed once, then so did Levon Kirkland, and Martin was on his way to the second-longest run in NFL playoff history.

9.   Ewing sparked one of the more incredible comebacks in Knicks playoff history Friday night.

10.   Having said that, while reflecting upon Sonic playoff history, it occurs that preposterousness has often been a Sonic postseason partner.