1.   Brady downed the ball to kill the clock with seven seconds to go, sending Vinatieri on the field.

2.   He also played smart, as the coaches say, by staying inbounds and helping to kill the clock.

3.   He just needed a crummy first down to kill the clock.

4.   Just like that, however, the fidgety play ended when Cobi Jones, Sanneh, Beasley and McBride killed the clock in the last five minutes.

5.   Most important, for the December games looming, he helped kill the clock on the final drive that disposed of the Seahawks.

6.   Movies dribble out their final moments like an NBA point guard trying to kill the clock.

7.   We were just trying to kill the clock.

8.   But instead of catching the ball, Kerr batted it with both hands like a volleyball, apparently intent on killing the clock.

9.   Everyone expected Manning to spike the ball to kill the clock.