During the 1970s and 1980s, the Bengals were a perennial playoff contender and they won AFC championships in and, but lost Super Bowls XVI and XXIII to the San Francisco 49ers.

During that game Anthony Carter set the all-time record for most receiving yards in a playoff game with 227 yards.

During Mora's tenure the Saints made the playoffs four times, with teams marked by strong defenses led by the " Dome Patrol " linebacking corps, but they were never able to win a playoff game.

During those two playoff games, the Pittsburgh defense limited running backs Larry Csonka and Earl Campbell, respectively, to a combined total of only 35 rushing yards.

During this playoff game, the Bills jumped to a 24 – 0 lead in the third quarter with Kelly throwing three touchdown passes, the first two to Reed and the third to Lofton.

During Cowher's first year, the Steelers captured the # 1 AFC playoff Seed with an 11 – 5 regular season record, but were eliminated in their first playoff game against the Buffalo Bills, 24-3.

During their run of four Stanley Cup championships and a fifth finals appearance, the Islanders won 19 straight playoff series, the longest streak in the history of professional sports ( one more than the 1959 – 67 streak by the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ).

During this playoff drought, instability in the front office mirrored the Islanders ' substandard performance on the ice.

During the challenge cup period, none of the leagues that played for the trophy had a formal playoff system to decide their respective champions ; whichever team finished in first place after the regular season won the league title.

During the final seconds, Hardaway sank a three-point dagger that defeated the Magic, winning the first playoff series for Miami Heat.

During this time, they had only three non-losing seasons and only two playoff appearances.

During the 1985 playoff series against Edmonton Oilers, the Black Hawks and their fans started a tradition of cheering during the singing of " The Star-Spangled Banner ".

During a congress in 1990, the IIHF introduced a playoff system.

During the Black Bears ' playoff run, head coach Shawn Walsh heralded him as one of the top three college players all-time.

During the following six seasons, the Roughriders would never earn more than six wins in a season, leaving them soundly out of the playoff picture.

During the playoffs, the Pirates faced the Montreal Maroons in a best-of-three, semi-final Stanley Cup playoff series.

During that first playoff season, Dryden won the Conn Smythe Trophy ( 1971 ), as the playoffs ' most valuable player.

During the 2003 – 04 season, Langway coached the Richmond Riverdogs expansion franchise in the United Hockey League to a division championship, and a first-round playoff loss to the Elmira Jackals.

During late August, Musial suffered a shoulder injury while playing in the outfield, and later made an early exit as the starting pitcher in a 12 – 5 playoff game loss.

During his tenure, the Giants had secured four division titles ( 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990 ), had only two losing seasons ( the Giants went 6 – 9 during the strike year of 1987 ) and tallied an 8 – 3 playoff record.

During the time he was at ESPN Maguire called playoff games for ABC every year except for 2002, when the network elected to use Brent Musburger and Gary Danielson, its lead college football broadcast team, on Wild Card Saturday.

During the 2004 season, Brady helped the Patriots set an NFL record with 21 straight wins dating from the previous year, an accomplishment honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame ( though for official records, the NFL considers it an 18-game regular season winning streak ; it does not count playoff games ).

During his career, he played in ten of the league's All-Star games and ended his 20-year career having scored 208 goals, 750 assists and 958 regular-season points as well as 144 points in 227 playoff games, a remarkable achievement for a defenceman.

During the 2006 and 2007 NBA Playoffs, including the 2007 NBA Finals, the Cavs solely wore their navy blue jerseys at away playoff games.

During his tenure the game avoided a third work stoppage in 2002, and has seen the implementation of interleague play.

During the game most Capoeira moves are used, but capoeiristas usually avoid using punches or elbow strikes unless it's a very aggressive game.

During the game, Atlanta had their 7-game win streak snapped by Florida 5 – 4, meaning the Rockies could reduce their magic number to 3 with a win.

During the course of play, each player directs the actions of his or her character and its interactions with the other characters in the game.

During the game, players describe their PC's intended actions, such as punching an opponent or picking a lock, and converse with the DM in character – who then describes the result or response.

During the same season, the Cowboys also wore their 1960 – 63 road jersey with a silver helmet for one game as part of a league-wide " throwback " policy.

During the Tang Dynasty ( 618-907 ), the Chinese used a silver canister where written lots could be drawn that designated which player had to drink and specifically how much ; for example, from 1, 5, 7, or 10 measures of drink that the youngest player, or the last player to join the game, or the most talkative player, or the host, or the player with the greatest alcohol tolerance, etc.

During a notorious game on March 26, 1997, a brawl ensued between Colorado goalie Patrick Roy and his Detroit counterpart Mike Vernon.

During a November 21, 2005, game against the Nashville Predators, defenseman Jiri Fischer suffered a heart arrhythmia and collapsed on the bench.

During one game in the 1980s, Hamilton Tiger-Cats wide receiver Earl Winfield was unable to field a punt properly ; in frustration, he kicked the ball out of bounds.

* Director: During the game, while each of the other players typically controls the actions of one of the Player Characters, the GM decides the actions of all the NPCs as they are needed.

During this period, several game shows returned to daytime in syndication ( e. g., Family Feud, Hollywood Squares, and Millionaire ).

During the Jaguars ' first ever preseason game teal-colored candies were handed out to all the fans who attended, turning their tongues a teal color just like on the logo.

During a spring training game in 1968, Bench was catching the eight-year veteran right-hander Jim Maloney.

During the game he hit his 389th and final home run.

During the 2012 season, the Royals hosted the All-Star game.

During game play a piece moves from its starting square, clockwise around the perimeter of the board, and up the player's home column to the finishing square.

During a game at Busch Stadium on August 26, 1981, Garry Templeton made obscene gestures at fans before being pulled off the field by manager Whitey Herzog.

During July of the 1984 season, Smith went on the disabled list with a broken wrist after being hit by a pitch during a game against the Padres.

During the 2011 wild-card game the Eagles faced off against the eventual Super Bowl XLV champion Green Bay Packers and lost 21 – 16.

During the early part of the 20th century, under the leadership of Harry Payne Whitney, polo changed to become a high-speed sport in the United States, differing from the game in England, where it involved short passes to move the ball toward the opposition's goal.