1.   A player who auditioned last week, Steve Morrison, is a veteran who played with Indianapolis, and he could add some expertise regarding divisional opponents.

2.   Comparison of records against divisional opponents below them in the league standings, beginning with the highest-ranked team not involved in the tie.

3.   No other divisional opponent gave the Lakers such fits.

4.   On paper, Buffalo faces the toughest schedule but has four games at home, including three against divisional opponents.

5.   Playing another divisional opponent in the Saints, who also happen to be a better team than San Francisco, is no way to attempt to rebound.

6.   Some of it is the fact we are divisional opponents and they have broken us down to a very fine line.

7.   The Bengals have beaten divisional opponents Baltimore and Cleveland at home to gain a fast divisional start.

8.   The Patriots, after three straight losses to divisional opponents, need to spend the week getting in sync, particularly on offense.

9.   The rivalries that had taken root have been stoked by a schedule that has each team playing more than half of its games against divisional opponents.

10.   The Yankees had played only divisional opponents through Sunday, feasting on the weaker teams in the American League East.