1.   That game was billed as the Mia vs. Brandi match, with Brandi Chastain of the Bay Area CyberRays visiting the Freedom that day.

2.   The game had been billed as a matchup of the brothers Lindros.

3.   The game had been billed as a battle of big offenses, pitting the top two offenses in the AFC.

4.   The holiday game will be billed as a be-all, end-all for the Cowboys and a chance for the Redskins to declare themselves the real thing.

5.   This game was billed as a battle of two of the premier defenses in the league.

6.   This game was billed as a slugfest, two teams that had barely been able to throw the ball and loved to run it.

7.   This game was billed as a rematch -- one that offered Florida a shot at redemption and Florida State a chance to further humiliate its intrastate rival.

8.   The game had been billed as that of the lame duck coaches.

9.   The World Cup third-place game is being billed by some in South Korea as the battle between Korean kimchi and Turkish cheese.