51.   Because playoff games are different from regular-season games.

52.   Between games in Tampa and Miami in December, he went to a high school playoff game in Orlando, just to be there.

53.   Bettis said he was not going to let the strained muscle keep him from finishing his first playoff game.

54.   Big NFL playoff games are simply not part of the New England experience.

55.   Before one playoff game, a fan leaned over a fence and kissed the gray-haired Kraft.

56.   Besides the fact that this is a playoff game, and that alone sets it apart, this game means so much to both teams.

57.   Boise, which has played host to Division I-AA football playoff games and NCAA Tournament basketball regionals, stepped forward.

58.   Bill Clinton and Al Gore attended an NHL playoff game recently.

59.   Boston has not come close to duplicating that ease of execution on offense in its last seven playoff games.

60.   Both teams have won eight playoff games and need three more to finish the job.