1.   Emmanuel McDaniel, who had been the nickel cornerback, will start at right cornerback in place of Jason Sehorn, who is out with a cracked rib.

2.   For Hasty, the logical choice would be the nickel cornerback, Marcus Turner, who replaced him in the game in which Hasty broke his cheekbone last year.

3.   If Bush plays, the question is who will play nickel cornerback.

4.   It will force Shaw to use nickel cornerback Marquis Walker as the starter opposite Charles Woodson.

5.   Later, Aikman made the critical third-down completion to Sanders, who was covered alone by nickel cornerback Steve Israel.

6.   Larry Brown, signed Wednesday, will be the primary backup and serve as a nickel cornerback.

7.   Mitchell ran away from Giants nickel cornerback Emmanuel McDaniel.

8.   Nickel cornerback Ramos McDonald also is nursing a hamstring pull and Griffith has a strained back and sore neck.

9.   Randy Fuller has been getting most of the work at nickel cornerback.

10.   The rookie cornerback Will Peterson has been working primarily at right cornerback and nickel cornerback, but Peterson could eventually supplant Allen if needed.