51.   Anything more sends them into their final three games facing the same scenario.

52.   Any edge that Dallas appears to have lost can be regained in its final two games, at New Orleans and at the Giants.

53.   Ankle and knee injuries slowed running back Maurice Smith in the final six games, but so did a lack of blocking.

54.   Apodaca said afterward that the Mets pitchers will completely alter their plan of attack for the final two games of this series.

55.   Araguz had never been a holder until late last season, when he joined the Raiders for their final three games.

56.   As a rookie, he missed the final seven games with a knee injury.

57.   As for the Broncos, they will almost surely lose in San Francisco next week, but their final game is at home against New Orleans.

58.   As a senior, Todd McShay was playing his final game last year.

59.   As the Chiefs head into their final three games, they have the benefit of a successful decision behind them.

60.   As senior Darren Kelly and junior Chris Owens sat at a dais and rehashed their final game of the season, Barnes somberly stared out into space.