41.   On his first offensive possession, he positioned himself under the basket and Kendall Gill sent an alley-oop pass his way.

42.   Ohio State was forced to punt on its first possession, the first time this season that the Buckeyes did not score the first time they had the ball.

43.   On the first possession of the first preseason game, Jefferson got open deep down the middle in the end zone, but Chandler misfired.

44.   On the first possession of the game Tomczak, lined up in the shotgun formation, was hit and stripped for the football by the blitzing linebacker Michael Barrow.

45.   On their first possession, the Giants also drove for a score, although once again they could not get into the end zone from close range.

46.   On their first possession they squandered a long opening drive with a botched field-goal attempt that was kicked into the offensive line.

47.   On their first possession, two dropped passes -- both by wideout Derrick Alexander -- killed a march at midfield, forcing Cleveland into a punt mode.

48.   On their first possession, Van Exel drove the lane and missed a layup.

49.   On their first possession, the Bruins fed the ball into Gadzuric, who turned and fired up a jumper that hit.

50.   Pittsburgh scored a touchdown on its first possession and added a field goal with seven minutes left in the game.