21.   Even though his team will miss the playoffs by the slightest of margins, Billick intends to keep the heat turned up for the Patriots.

22.   For Blake, who has watched the team miss the playoffs the past four seasons, the victory punctuated what he believes is a turning point this season.

23.   How many times do you see one team miss a great opportunity and then the other team come down and score?

24.   His team missed only three races after his accident before hiring Frank Hawley, then Michael Brotherton.

25.   His team was missing a point.

26.   In fact, even though visibility from the press box was poor, the team never missed a call or a play, relying on off-air field reports.

27.   In the remainder of the first half, both teams missed an array of good scoring opportunities.

28.   It might be that Raiders fans have a little too much free time on their hands, considering their team missed the playoffs for the fifth straight year.

29.   Jackson even remarked recently how the team has missed Derek Fisher for all those reasons.

30.   Kings coach Larry Robinson, noting the team was missing seven players because of injuries, decided to give his frustrated players today off.