1.  Defensive lineman Langston Woodberry, who enrolled last winter, won't play for personal reasons.

2.  Defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield said the Panthers seemed to know a lot more about the 49ers last season than the 49ers knew about them.

3.  Defensively, Nomar Garciaparra is the best Red Sox shortstop of the last 50 years.

4.  Deputy Police Commissioner Robert Mitchell said some protesters wore masks while damaging businesses during the World Trade Organization talks in Seattle last fall.

5.  Dennis, who did not want his last name used, was a prosperous engineer with a loving wife and a nice home.

6.  Dennis, who started 13 games for the Chiefs last season, sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in a preseason game thus summer against Jacksonville.

7.  Denny McLain, the last pitcher to reach 30 victories _ he went 31-6 for the Detroit Tigers in 1968 _ started 41 games that season.

8.  Denver got the first touchdown (the 12-yarder to Russell with 5:17 left) but stalled near midfield on Elway's last gasp.

9.  Denver had been moving in that direction the last couple years anyway, but now Shanahan is installing basically the same playbook he used with the 49ers.

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