21.  Any piece of art with a flag in it is going to generate some kind of response, mostly because the flag itself is art.

22.  Defensive players positioned within a yard of the line of scrimmage will no longer be able to flinch to draw an offensive player into an illegal procedure penalty.

23.  Defensive slipups and costly home runs have eroded some of the Giants' confidence, on the eve of their biggest series of the season.

24.  Defensive stocks, which do well regardless of the economy, also gained.

25.  Defensive tackle Chad Hennings led the charge with his first sack of the season.

26.  Defensive tackle Chester McGlockton forced two fumbles and linebacker Rob Fredrickson one, but only one of the turnovers led to any Raiders points.

27.  Defensive tackle D'Marco Farr, like many of the Rams, didn't want to talk much about the game.

28.  Defensive tackle Eric Swann continued to miss workouts because of the death of his mother.

29.  Defensive tackle Junior Ioane's recent string of victories over Flowers in a boxing game called "Knockout King" still eats at him.

30.  Defensive tackle Leon Lett will miss at least the first 13 games of the season because of a league-imposed drug suspension.