1.   Cowboys coach Barry Switzer said the four-time Pro Bowl defender will definitely miss the last three games of the regular season, and possibly the playoffs.

2.   Garrard scored untouched on the next play, a sprintout left in which a diving defender missed him and Garrard found a clear lane to the end zone.

3.   He made two defenders miss and he exploded through two tackles.

4.   Hilliard runs sharp routes, changes direction quickly and is better at making defenders miss.

5.   In both cases, the plays had no chance of getting the needed yardage unless a defender missed a tackle.

6.   Once sprung by his superb offensive line into the secondary, he revealed a top-of-the-line ability to make defenders miss.

7.   Patient back, reads blocks well, runs with his pads low and can make defenders miss.

8.   The importance of tackling, lost on some of the CSUN players prior to this week, was crucial against Roberts, who rarely made a defender miss.

9.   Then he took them all on the field with him, making Huskies defenders miss with a liquidy, elusive style.

10.   Two key defenders missed the entire off-season workout program.