1.   After a brutal first quarter that ended scoreless, the Ravens broke the deadlock with the longest scoring play in postseason history.

2.   But the Rockets somehow played a much worse second half, possibly the worst second half in its postseason history.

3.   For seven innings this was one of the great individual pitching duels in postseason history.

4.   He became the first player in postseason history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns, including one in Super Bowl XXXV.

5.   He has four career playoff touchdowns and needs one to tie Edgar Bennett for most in club postseason history.

6.   He has six interceptions in four career postseason games, tying Vernon Perry for the most in a four-game span in NFL postseason history.

7.   I went into the daylong feast expecting a pregame feed from Yankee Stadium, where postseason history has been made over and over and over again.

8.   It also set the stage for perhaps the most riveting back-to-back games in major-league postseason history.

9.   It was a fruitless exercise to congratulate Nomar Garciaparra for having one of the great four-day stretches in baseball postseason history.

10.   It was the longest pass play in postseason history.