1.   And he could go back to the bench next season, because injured starter Koy Detmer will have every opportunity to reclaim his job next season.

2.   And since taking over for injured starter Troy Aikman, Garrett has continued to go deep.

3.   And the Knicks could not beat a team that had two injured starters on the bench and another starter who was ejected in the first half.

4.   And they were performing without injured starters Ernie Stewart, John Harkes and Tom Dooley.

5.   And they were weathering their ninth Band-Aid start in the absence of injured starters Ramon Martinez and Ismael Valdes.

6.   A setback by injured starter Pete Schourek leaves Dierker to decide between Jose Lima and rookie Trever Miller for the final spot in the rotation.

7.   But Patriots cornerbacks Kato Serwanga and Tebucky Jones had even fewer reps before they were shoved off the bench to replace injured starters Steve Israel and Ty Law.

8.   But the Cowboys took the cautious route, knowing that Bjornson was needed to play in place of injured starter Jay Novacek, and held out Bjornson.

9.   By that time, the Lakers are going to have to start getting used to playing with yet another formerly injured starter.

10.   Cowboys coach Dave Campo thought he made that point clear before backup Randall Cunningham took the field for injured starter Troy Aikman against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.