Sentence examples for playoff showdown from inspiring English sources

Those might be the last acts of civility between teams possibly heading for a playoff showdown.

"I'm not about flash," said Wilson, the rookie quarterback who will lead Seattle into its first-round playoff showdown Sunday against and the Redskins and Griffin.

Levittown Division and Carle Place, owners of Nassau Coun ty's two longest winning streaks, continued to head for a playoff showdown with smashing victories yesterday.

A playoff showdown between these teams would carry the cachet of a classic N.C.A.A. tournament game between big-conference power and midmajor musketeer, only as much as times seven.

The Liberty may have relinquished the Eastern Conference title to the Cleveland Rockers and it may not exactly look like a team ready for a possible playoff showdown against the Miami Sol, which beat New York twice this season, but no team should expect the Liberty to lose without a fight.

Donald Butler kept the San Diego Chargers within striking distance of the Denver Broncos heading into the locker room at halftime of their all-AFC West divisional-round playoff showdown and he may have gotten a little help from CBS.

Tabloid New York called him Pat the Rat and delighted in the Heat's losing three of four playoff showdowns with the Knicks from 1997 to 2000.

He will be able to play the team's last three games, including a much-anticipated showdown, with playoff implications, against the Steelers (9-2) in Pittsburgh on Dec. 17.

Finishing second in the Smythe with a 40 31 9 record (the only season from 1984 to 1991 in which they did not finish with 90 or more points), the Flames swept the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the playoffs, setting up a showdown with the Oilers.

They will be looking to place pressure on the Cowboys' mobile quarterback, Tony Romo, in a prime-time showdown for a playoff berth.

On Sunday at 1 30 p.m. devoted teams of dreidel spinners will have a showdown, complete with playoffs and prizes.