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By Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Wildcat
October 17, 1996
Now that the NFL has reached midseason, it's time to look ahead at the remainder of the '96 season. Eight weeks of regular season play, the playoffs and the Superbowl are still to come - along with these soundbites:The Buccaneers and the Cardinals are going into the 4th quarter in a scoreless tie ... click.
Dallas has now pulled to just a half game behind the Redskins in the NFC East race ... click.
Marino is still benched, and will continue to sit out until he is back at 100 percent ... click.
The Bears have now lost seven in a row, and the fans are beginning to ask for coach Dave Wannstedt's head on a ... click.
Emmitt Smith has now run for 156 yards on the day, and - whoa, there's another big hole... click.
Rice is at the 30, the 20, the 10, and down at the 5. It looks as though he is a little shaken up on the play ... click.
Ty Detmer has now thrown his third interception, and there have been reports that the Eagles are trying to sign Randall ... click.
The Packers have jumped out to a 14-point lead on the Cowboys ... click.
John Elway and the Broncos now own the NFL's best record ... click.
Drew Bledsoe went down hard that time, and is now claiming that he is Batman ... click.
Steve Young has one more chance to give San Francisco a much-needed win over Dallas ... click.
The Chiefs have advanced past the first round, but must now face Denver, which they have not beaten ... click.
Warren Moon scrambles, he's at the 5, and he's in the endzone. The Vikings now lead it by 24 over the Panthers ... click.
Buffalo has surprised the pundits again with a win over the Dolphins ... click.
Heath Shuler has come off the bench to lead the Redskins back from a 10-point margin ... click.
Stokes spins, dives, touchdown! The 49ers are dominating the Redskins ... click.
Jerome Bettis needs two yards to put the game out of Buffalo's reach ... click.
Brett Favre has racked up 400 yards today against the weak Viking secondary ... click.
Bono fumbles! Pittsburgh can now set up for the potential game-winning field goal ... click.
Young sprints, dives, touchdown! Steve Young has ended the longest game in NFL ... click.
And the 49ers have won their sixth title, destroying the two-time AFC champion Steelers, 41-17. It must be that AFC curse. Click.
Phil Villarreal covers men's club lacrosse for the Wildcat.
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