Heading into December, Jacksonville was at the top of the AFC South and in playoff contention.

Heading next into Surrey Quays in the Docklands, and out towards Bermondsey, competitors race along Jamaica Road before reaching the half-way point as they cross the Tower Bridge.

Heading into the final leg of the race, competitors pass The Tower of London on Tower Hill.

Heading into the playoffs, the Flyers squeaked past Toronto in seven games and defeated Boston in five games, Game 5 featuring a five-goal outburst by Leach, the Riverton Rifle, to head to a third straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Heading into the 2005 – 06 season, it appeared the Blue Jackets would finally take the next step and make the playoffs.

Heading into the 1997 – 98 season, Linden resigned his captaincy for Messier, who had developed a strong reputation as a leader, having captained the Rangers over the Canucks in 1994 ( he also captained the Oilers to a Stanley Cup in 1990 ).

Heading north from North Tamborine, via Tamborine Mountain Road, there is a turnoff into Cedar Creek Falls Road.

Heading North on Highway 87 into Payson during snowfall.

Heading into the 1989 Ashes series, Waugh's batting average was 30. 52 from 26 Tests.

Heading for the starting gate alongside the two champions, The Black gets into a fight with one of his opponents, sustaining a wound to his leg.

Heading into the Great Plains, the Lakota language, another indigenous language spoken throughout much of the bird's Northeastern range, the bird is called wabloša (" wings of red ").

Heading north from Burlington, however, along the east side of Lake Champlain, Interstate 89 runs through the valley's northernmost stretches to the Canadian border, where it becomes Quebec Route 133 and Autoroute 35, which trace the route of the Richelieu River in its southern section, where the Great Valley finally dissipates into the plain of the Saint Lawrence River to the east of Montreal.

Heading into the postseason, the city of Uncasville has been mostly dormant in recent years in WNBA terms.

Heading into in 2008, the Silver Stars were regarded as a premiere contender and did not disappoint.

Heading into 2008, Rapids GM Charlie Wright and the front office staff bolstered the roster by adding depth to the midfield and defense.

Heading eastbound, the freeway curves sharply left around the hillside, splits into ramps to I-81 north and south, and curves right to merge into I-81 south as it passes over the Chenango River.

Heading into the season's final game, Lockwood, in his first season with the team, batted. 338 with 20 HR, 90 RBI, a. 621 slugging percentage, and has 60 Extra Base Hits.

Heading into Stanley, Falkland Islands | Stanley June 1982, The " Yomper ," an iconic image of the Falklands War.

Heading north, it crosses Lombard Street and Fenchurch Street, and continues forward into Bishopsgate.

Heading into the 2011-12 NHL season with the third-longest active streak in the league behind Calgary's Jay Bouwmeester ( 533 games ) and Vancouver's Henrik Sedin ( 526 ), St. Louis was injured in practice when a stray shot from fellow Lightning player Dominic Moore accidentally sent a puck into his face.

Heading east out of Alamogordo the road immediately begins a steep ascent into the Sacramento Mountains, traveling through the Lincoln National Forest and traversing the villages of Cloudcroft and Mayhill.

Heading into the primaries, Kerry's campaign was largely seen as in trouble ; the key factor enabling it to survive was Kerry's mortgaging his own home and lending the money to his campaign.

During Brezhnev's final years, Chernenko became fully immersed in ideological Party work: Heading Soviet delegations abroad, accompanying Brezhnev to important meetings and conferences, and was a member of the commission that revised the Soviet Constitution in 1977.

Heading for one final push, the adult Franklin selflessly flies straight into the heart of the Celestial at super-speed, in a conflagration that lights up the entire hemisphere for a moment before it fades, witnessed by the Avengers in Manhattan, Ronan and Crystal, The Light Brigade and Kristoff Vernard.

When she reached the 30-kilometer sign, after running the previous 5 kilometers in just under 17 minutes, she had a 26-second lead on Elfenesh Alemu of Ethiopia and a 32-second lead on Radcliffe, Heading into the streets of downtown Athens, Noguchi held off Catherine Ndereba, who closed the gap over the final 5 kilometers but could not make up the difference.

Heading north, the customs area with Kreuzlingen marks the final end of the A7 motorway.

Heading into the final tournament, Mijatović, now 31 years old and with just solid club form at Fiorentina, was free of pressure and big personal expectations that followed him during World Cup two years earlier.

Heading into the final game of the regular season against crosstown-rival USC, the Bruins still had an outside chance at a Rose Bowl berth that might have saved Dorrell's job ; with a victory over USC and some help from Arizona ( with a win over ASU ), the Bruins could have been the first-ever five-loss team to play in the Rose Bowl.

Heading into the final Test, O ' Neill had a consistent run, scoring three fifties in four innings.

Heading into the second to last weekend, they knew that 2 wins from 4 remaining games would hand them the title.

Heading towards the end of the season ahead of the New Jersey Devils, who were placed last, the Penguins made a number of questionable moves that appeared to weaken the team in the short-term.

Heading into 2009, Schmidt was expected to compete for a spot in the Dodgers ' rotation but pitched poorly in spring training and began the season once more on the disabled list.

Heading into the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Mike Ricci had spent the entire 1989 – 90 season ranked as the top prospect by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.

Heading into the new season, attention also focused on the McLaren team and its driver Nigel Mansell.

Heading into the 13th round of the season, Mika Häkkinen led the championship with 77 points.

Heading into the 2003 season, the team split and the Philadelphia Phoenix was formed.

Heading into the playoffs, there were doubts within the team, as star goaltender LaBarbera had ended the season injured.

Heading into the 2006 season, expectations for the Giants were high.

Heading into the 2005 NFL season, Jones figured to return to sharing duty as the Bears used their top draft pick on running back Cedric Benson.

Heading into the season, Houston served as backup to Curtis Martin and Derrick Blaylock however, Blaylock suffered a broken right foot in October 2005 thus elevating Houston to second on the depth chart.

Heading into the 2007 – 08 season, Stoll was named one of the Oilers alternate captains for the team's road games.