71.   The Revolution certainly will need Zenga to salvage their playoff hopes.

72.   The Revolution discovered a winning formula and revived their playoff hopes Saturday.

73.   The Revolution lost a significant part of their playoff hopes during the weekend, but they took steps toward gaining something more important.

74.   The Vikings need a win to keep their playoff hopes viable.

75.   Their already slim playoff hopes are becoming slimmer.

76.   Their playoff hopes, though still remote, grow less remote with each victory, and it has the players feasting in the whimsy of their situation.

77.   Their words indicated they knew it was time to start playing with desperation, because the schedule is winding down and playoff hopes are beginning to wane.

78.   The young, struggling Giants were grasping for a slim playoff hope, but were really playing for respectability.

79.   Their faint playoff hopes are now gone.

80.   They had lost three consecutive games, and their playoff hopes seemed to be fading with only one victory in their last five games entering Monday night.