1.   Hirst rolled a short pass to Merson.

2.   The Quakers relied too heavily on the mighty hit rather than short passes.

3.   Allison, who had one goal and two assists, shoveled a short pass to Joe Thornton, who was positioned low in the right circle.

4.   Also, the Falcons occasionally ran a version of the zone blitz, with defensive a defensive lineman dropping into short pass coverage. . . .

5.   Backup quarterback Jason Garrett, starting again for Troy Aikman, threw three consecutive short passes, then Chris Warren carried five yards to earn a first down.

6.   Before the game plan was perfected, Stewart spent the beginning of the season throwing short passes early in the game to help his confidence.

7.   Bell failed on several short passes, but he did not allow any game-changing completions.

8.   Blocking and pass protection and catching short passes is his game.

9.   Both Anderson and Mercein called my attention to situations where they could handle short passes.

10.   Bledsoe actually had dumped a short pass to Brown, but officials ruled Bledsoe was in the grasp.