71.   He has made some dazzling runs, something Aikman is not noted for, and has thrown deep passes with pinpoint precision.

72.   He did it despite throwing passes that should have been, and almost were, intercepted.

73.   He also needed a stronger arm after struggling to throw certain passes.

74.   He played the final nine minutes against the Giants the next week, but did not throw a pass.

75.   He carried the ball just once, on a quarterback draw play, and never once deliberately threw a pass on the move.

76.   He has not thrown a pass in a Jets game.

77.   He finally found Thigpen in Pinetops, a humbled young man who no longer cared how many passes were thrown his way.

78.   He missed an open Chris Calloway in the end zone but threw two passes that led to pivotal pass interference calls on the Cowboys.

79.   He spent Sunday dodging rushers, throwing passes he wished he could pull back like a yo-yo on a string.

80.   He relaxed in the fourth quarter, during which he threw one pass.