71.   Its first-round opponent - in this case, Ball State - was going to play a zone defense.

72.   Johnson did most of his damage in slot against reserve cornerbacks and against safeties in the Cowboy zone defense.

73.   Later, Brown was picked off by defensive end Mark Thomas, who was playing zone defense instead of rushing the passer.

74.   Last week the Bruins dominated second-ranked Kansas for a half, then crumbled when the Jayhawks switched to a zone defense.

75.   Many of the teams New England has played this season lean more to softer zone defenses.

76.   Memphis twice staged comebacks to take control and both times its zone defense was the key.

77.   Miller said the zone defense left him fresh.

78.   Most defenses now play a type of zone defense, Fassel said, with the cornerbacks and safeties squeezing the wide receivers outside.

79.   Milwaukee, Chicago and Seattle have also employed zone defenses, with mixed results.

80.   Most pass defenses are zone defenses, in which defensive backs play a certain area of the field.