11.   There are now two seasons worth of draft picks.

12.   There was speculation that a man who loves managing as much as Showalter obviously must have agonized over what amounts to sitting out two seasons.

13.   They would no longer rank at or near the bottom of most offensive categories, as they have the last two seasons.

14.   They were teammates for not quite two seasons, but Sutton, with his Harpo Marx hair and his slashing wit, made a permanent impression on Nolan.

15.   They recovered, however, to win six of those eight rounds, including the first two this season over Florida and the Devils.

16.   Victory in this landmark meeting with the Buffalo Bills, first of at least two this season, is simply necessary.

17.   White has vowed to get Rocket Ismail, whose had an unspectacular two seasons with the Raiders, the ball more.

18.   Etoh has five homers and Shoda has two this season.

19.   Holmgren is letting Jon Kitna, his starting quarterback the past two seasons, leave Seattle as a free agent.

20.   Joseph, who had four shutouts last season, already has two this season.