1.  Defensive leadership and an emotional approach for the whole team have been the keys to the San Francisco 49ers' resurgence since the devastating loss to Philadelphia.

2.  Defensive line coach Tom Ramage has been there 23 years, offensive line coach Roger French 16.

3.  Defensive lineman Erik Howard said: "It's been a long week.

4.  Defensively, the Tide has been hurt by a pair of academic losses, end Chris Hood and linebacker Steve Harris.

5.  Denise DeBartolo York has been the chairwoman of Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. since her father died in 1994.

6.  Denise Jones, Terry Jones (no relation) and Floyd have been friends since singing in church groups in Norman, Okla.

7.  Dennis Ross, the chief American mediator, has been in Jerusalem this past week preparing for the meeting.

8.  Denver has been a curious team this year, staying below .500 with what many people feel is a pretty good roster.

9.  Denver has been on a hot streak the last two weeks.

10.  Deficit spending has been a fixture of Washington policymaking since the Johnson administration, climbing through each presidency and peaking at $290 billion in 1992 under George Bush.