71.   The ground game, though, will be the deciding factor.

72.   The Jets win this game if Adrian Murrell produces in the ground game.

73.   The Patriots were going to establish the ground game and Miami was going to establish that Marino was back.

74.   The Patriots also must develop a dependable ground game.

75.   The Patriots hit a couple of long balls, but they were unable to complement that with a ground game.

76.   The only real chance for the Patriots to win would have been to establish some kind of ground game, which was clearly the offensive key against the Colts.

77.   The Raiders are hoping to improve on a ground game that ranked third-worst in the league last year.

78.   The punishing ground game had another pleasant side benefit.

79.   The strong ground game could not have come at a better time for the Broncos.

80.   The Titans used the opposite approach, a bruising ground game led by George and a quarterback in McNair who runs first and asks questions later.