1.   At the outset, it looked like this might be the breakthrough game for the Cowboys.

2.   But while Sierra bills Phantasmagoria as a breakthrough game, it is no Myst.

3.   Early in the season, Simmons had a seven-catch day against the Chiefs, something of a breakthrough game.

4.   Even after his breakthrough game, Allmond expects Soward to return against Cal.

5.   Griffin had a breakthrough game in the sixth week of the season with a sack and two passes batted down in a victory over Atlanta.

6.   If this proves to be his breakthrough game, then his timing, a key element for his position, was perfect.

7.   It is an upset, a breakthrough game for Cincinnati.

8.   It was a breakthrough game for Gill, who since his return from a bout of depression has lacked any real offense.

9.   New England will have to open holes for rookie Robert Edwards, who is still looking for that first breakthrough game.

10.   They had two breakthrough games -- one at Southern Cal, the other against Washington.